I was born outside of Chicago, but I consider myself to be from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, a town between Madison and Milwaukee. My eldest sister attended college and medical school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
That was where, at the same time my sister was there, Judy Faulkner got the idea for starting Epic Systems, which now manages up to 75% of non-military medical records in the United States. Judy organized Epic by following the example of the founder of the company where I worked for 36 years. I used to assemble customized operating systems for Judy. Today, Epic Systems just gives me the blues.
I’ve been sort of knocking around the idea of buying a house in Fort Atkinson, and eventually moving there — back there, I should say. To that end, I occasionally check Zillow to see what’s doing with real estate in Fort, where a house comparable to mine costs half as much.
https://www.zillow.com/homes/Fort-Atkinson,-WI_rb/
Madison has some excellent medical care, so I’m not concerned about that, but I’m sure my liberal Massachusetts politics would rub some residents the wrong way. Our houses cost twice as much, so I know we’re right. 😉
Speaking of Elmore James, the first time I heard his name was here.
