Communicating with My Primary Care Physicain On Line

Last week, I enrolled with www.my hillchart.com to communicate on line with my primary care physician. The last couple of months calling his office via telephone was a pain in the "A". I have to dial his phone several times the other day before I was able to talk to his receptionist for an appointment. According to the website of myhillchart.com the following services are available if you sign in.

1.Send and receive secure messages to and from your provider

2.Request medication renewals

3.Request or cancel appointments

4.View your Personal Health Records (PHRs)

5.Receive and review documents

6.View and Pay online statements and

7.Update account information

My physician can order prescription renewal and blood diagnostic tests also on line. I have tried this service and it works, saving a lot of paper work and time calling via phone.

Is your primary care physician on line or computer savvy?

Its Summer Time Here in Northern California

My Cactus plant is starting to bloom. It is a signal that summer is here. For the last three days high temperatures ranged from 82 to 95 degrees F and low temperatures range from 57 to 62 degrees F here in the Sacramento Valley.

The following 3 photos were taken by my grand daughter Carenna KT the other day during their monthly visit to Lola and Lolo. Thank you for your visit. We have fun playing mahjong. Let us do it again next month.

The above cactus blooms only once a year around the first week of June. The blooms stay only for a couple of days and has a mild fragrance. It is easy to grow as it does not need water and can be planted in a pot.

UP Men's South Dorm ( Narra Hall) Candidates for Officers( 1952-1955)

I resided in the Men's South Dorm during my undergraduate college years in UP Diliman. The dorm was renamed later as Narra Hall and now demolished. I had pleasant memories of my stay in the dorm as discussed in my autobiography as follows: https://davidbkatague.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-4-my-college-years-1951-1955.html

Narra Hall Election Flyer with me running as Secretary and VP, 1954 and 1955

While looking at my old album, I found the following election flyers of UP Men's South Dorm (1952-1955)Narra Hall, UPSCA Womans Candidate for the Womans Club as well as the UPSCA candidates for the Student council, Liberal Arts. Oscar Evangelista name is in the list among others that I will always remember. Other names that I will not forget are Angie Villanueva( r.c.)and Vivencio Villaflor, MD. Here are the images for your viewing pleasure.

A Recent Visit from My Nephew from Australia

Photo from Dave Recent Visit, May 2019. Macrine with the 3 David Katague.

Dave and His Family- Dave's Dad is my younger brother, Efren.

Last week my nephew from Australia, my name sake visited us. He was in LA on a business trip, but placed us in his busy schedule just for an overnight visit. He flew from LA to SFO and drove from SFO to Sacramento.

Macrine, David III and I enjoyed his short visit. The following is one of his videos about his family in Sydney Australia. The video is mesmerizing and fun to watch.


I like to share with you, the following video taken by my nephew from Australia who happens to have the same name as myself. Enjoy!

Visiting The Aquarium | "Turtle!" from Dave Katague on Vimeo.

Dave Katague, the only son of my younger brother is a Sydney( Australia) based Motion Designer. He has the passion for anything related to 3d / motionography, cinematography, photography, motion control time lapse, film, illustration /animation, typography, branding and special effects. You could see other samples of his work on his website, davekatague.com

The Wife-An Award-Winning Movie about Writers and Writing

We saw this movie on Netflix just recently. We enjoyed the movie so much as it reminded me of my article in my blog wondering if good writers are born or made. **(https://myarticlesfromviewshound.blogspot.com/search?q=born+writers, 12/11))

One sentiment in the movie that all writers should know: No matter how good or accomplished is your writing, if no one reads it, it will just rot in the book shelves.

Here's the trailer:

https://youtu.be/d81IM0loH7o

If you have not seen it, it will be worth your time. Here's what Wikipedia says:

The Wife is a 2017 drama film directed by Bjõrn L. Runge and written by Jane Anderson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer. It stars Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, and Christian Slater. The story follows a woman who questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her narcissistic husband, who is set to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The film premiered on September 12, 2017, at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States on August 17, 2018 by Sony Pictures Classics. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with Close's performance garnering high praise. Close won the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress for her performance, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress.

**Excerpts from my article on my blog about writers( born or made) and writing:

Most writers that I know write because they love writing. To them writing is just like breathing. These born writers do not work hard to create an excellent article, because their writing comes from the heart and their soul. Others write with a lot of work, training and pain. Good writers run in the family as exemplified by the family of Stephen King. Most writers however are made and only become good writers through hard work and constant practice. The most common traits of good writers are patience and persistence, whether their writing talent is inborn or just developed.

Allow me to quote Jan Bird from her recent article, The Writing Bug. "Writing for me right now, is like love. It isn't something I do, it happens to me. It takes me completely by surprise when I least expect it and then it absolutely refuses to let go until it wants to. It's intoxicating and irrational".