Our Road House is situated less than 600 feet, as the crow flys, from Emerson Hospital. Having just started to pass another kidney stone, I take some solace knowing that help is nearby should I need it. I now consider myself an expert on passing stones, having gone past the several dozen mark. At some point over the next 2 weeks or so, I am going to experience intense pain for several hours up to a few days as the stone makes its way from my kidney to my bladder. There, the stone will vacation for several weeks or months until it finally decides it is time to move on. I have now proven beyond any statistical improbability that the final journey will be triggered during my next airplane flight suggesting I will greet this stone in early October after arriving in Istanbul.