I hope this is the last year that I start the new year with ear problems. I started having ear pain a few days ago and it finally got so bad I went into the walk-in clinic this afternoon. Yep, ear infection. At least this time it’s just external, but it hurts worse than anything else regarding my ears. (Actually, nothing else has ever made my ears hurt, so that’s not saying much, I guess. It does hurt like crazy, though, and I’d prefer to never have one again.) Here’s hoping that starting off the year in poor health means I’ll get healthier throughout the year, even if that didn’t work in 2015.