BobRingReflections

Once again, Pat came up with this topic for a blog.  Thank you.  Thank you.  As an extra incentive for me, I suffer from allergies, including an allergy to penicillin and dust, so I wanted to know more about allergies.   After a short introduction, I will discuss the history of our knowledge of allergies, and then types of allergies and reactions, more on food allergies, diagnosis of allergies, and management and treatment of allergies.  I will conclude with some interesting facts about allergies. As usual, I will list my principal sources at the end.   Introduction Allergies are overreactions by your immune system to usually harmless substances called allergens that can be airborne, touch your skin, are present in some foods, and in some medications (see below). When you inhale, touch, or eat something (or get stung by a bee) that you’re allergic to, your body thinks it’s harmful and reacts by trying to get rid of it by making protective...

Last summer, Pat and I spent a couple of days in Bisbee, Arizona, one of our favorite places to visit.  My mother and Aunt grew up in Bisbee, so I’ve had all kinds of family and memories there to visit over the years.  And Pat had business connections in Bisbee years ago.  Our regular hotel was closed this time, but they recommended another one.   Let me just say up front that we were delighted with our accommodations at the Letson Loft Hotel and now consider it our preferred hotel in Bisbee.   It's an artfully decorated boutique hotel with eight rooms located on Main Street in the heart of downtown Bisbee, near shops, galleries, restaurants, and bars.   It’s also right across the street from my maternal grandfather’s jewelry store that operated from 1921 to 1986.   I found out that the Letson Loft Hotel has quite a history, as do the buildings it’s located in.   I left Bisbee primed to learn more about this history.   So, I started di...