Steven B. Halls, MD, blog

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Meet the twins

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Here are some great pictures of Dan (foreground) and Don MacMullin, working on some timbers for the construction of a 2nd floor mezzanine in my hangar.

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Underwater cable

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March 29, 2013 update.
I never did get an underwater telephone line, but I DID get a good internet. From Beacon Wireless on SaltSpring Island. Here`s the antenna that receives and transmits, mounted on a tree on the property line between mine and Nick`s property, pointed at Saltspring.
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Hammerhead turn

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June 18, 2012 update. I had a gorgeous summer evening with free time, and no passengers, so I used the opportunity to practice hammerhead turns. (my original post below, describes how I stumbled into this.) It was super FUN, and inspiring more confidence in my plane.

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Prepping

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Here’s an interesting article that I didn’t want to lose track of. about Prepping for The End Of The World As We Know It. The introduction is quite humorous, “A Guide for Those with Much Money and Very Little Patience Whom Want to Prepare for Zombie Apocalypse But Are Afraid to Google It For Fear of DHS Labeling Them A Terrorist.”

This reminds me of a personal experience. As a doctor, I’m often asked by co-workers for medical advice. One time I was asked about syphilis, and so I googled it. After that, for days later, just about every other website I visitied was showing me ads that were presuming I was interested in promiscuous dating. So yea, nowadays you have to be careful what you google.

My Duanne Jahns custom overcoat

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July 19, 2012 update. My coat is finished, and I’m posing for a few pictures, as I picked it up at Forestburg airport. This is a hand-made custom winter overcoat, by Duanne Jahns Couture. Great Job Duanne, it’s outstanding.

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Canadian Banks, were-, and still are-, (I predict) at risk.

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I’ve been telling everyone who I care about, that there’s nothing different about our Canadian Banks. During and after the great financial crisis of Oct 2008 to Mar 2009, the mainstream media had been telling Canadians that our banks were safe. It turns out, they were lying to us. see this:

Zerohedge article about Canadian Bank bailouts. ( It says they secretly received 114 billion dollars bailout.)

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