Only four days left, where have I been? Back on November 30, when the hunt began, I was recovering from cooking a giant meal, and then, as most women know, the Christmas season barrels into town, sweeping us up into that time warp when a week only lasts three to five days.

There are 10 haggis cams and several excellent prizes. Rules and details are here.

Leftovers of chicken and broccoli. Then I fell asleep several times during the movie, which was absolutely gorgeous, but somewhat repetitious. Early on, the soundtrack became annoying. Maybe I should have waited for an evening when I was not so tired.

I kept thinking that a slice of pie would be just the thing. But putting on pajamas early meant an end to that, thank goodness. In the best of worlds, there is a dessert delivery service available till well past midnight. Right to your door it would go, and the trucks are filled with warm cakes, pies, and cookies. If a hot fudge sundae is what you want, they’ll make it on the spot.

The woman who received the world’s first face transplant was in danger of losing it, according to her doctors. The surgery was Nov. 27, and a few weeks later, it was apparent that her immune system was rejecting the new tissue. Only by giving her massive doses of a steroid were the doctors able to stop the rejection process.

Pain is extraordinarily complex. Recent research shows that acupuncture can deactivate parts of the brain that respond to pain.

In China, acupuncture is used instead of anesthesia in surgery. Western doctors doubt this would ever occur outside China, pointing out that not everyone has the same results of dulled pain receptors.