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It's been a busy few days — having the spare arse means I'm actually keeping track of much more.

On Monday I had a hospital appointment that was the culmination of two years' thrashing through the NHS looking for a solution to my snoring and sleep apnea. The suggested treatment is a mandibular advancement splint: something you put in your mouth when you sleep to push your jaw forward, thus keeping your tongue out of the back of your throat. They apparently work very nicely indeed. The problem is that they aren't on the NHS, being regarded as "experimental" (i.e., expensive), so the ticket price is £775. I've got a dentist's visit on the way, so after that I'll have a good think about whether this is not just a good idea, but that much of a good idea.

I had a job interview on Tuesday in a Debian shop. On the way home I bought an iron, an AA atlas of Britain (the 4 miles to an inch one) and a can of WD-40. And a pile of books from the Oxfam near St. James Street Station, which I highly recommend. redcountess loves the atlas and is planning our next year's worth of holidays.

Out to Borders on Tuesday evening with arkady, karen2205 and neonchameleon. On the way to Wagamama for dinner afterwards, my day was made by seeing a 'Merkin tourist with a "FREE KATIE" shirt.

Tuesday, Liz and I went down to the High Street for her to have an eye test. I got a fresh pack of daily contacts. The taxi driver was a man with a Hot Business Idea: an economically viable water purification system for Africa. He claims to have several current users in the UK already. It was obvious he tells everyone about it. Enthusiasm is nice to see. Liz also got her hair cut.

This evening, Arkady, Liz and I have been sitting around geeking and being very dull indeed. It's a fantastic lifestyle and I recommend it highly.

I'm trying to hook my Palm to the laptop. When you sync with GPilot, is there any way to get your data other than using Evolution? If I wanted an Outlook workalike, I'd use Windows.