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Jury Duty
Got tagged for jury duty this week. I'm currently a prospective juror, and the trial is in the jury selection phase. Good thing I get paid by the Postal Service for my jury time. Not everyone in the room is so lucky. No overtime, but we'll make it work.
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And the hits just keep coming!
Now there is independent information that the Bush II administration has systematically worked to restrict voting rights in key battleground states, favoring Republican candidates. Here is a link to McClatchy, generally a conservative mouthpiece in the media. -
Rate increase ...
The day after Mother's Day, May 14th, the price of a first class stamp goes from 39 cents to 41 cents. Still one of the best deals for sending a letter anywhere in world. For that 41 cents, you can send a letter from Hawaii to Maine, and have it forwarded if the recipient has moved with a good forwarding order, or get it returned to you if they ( Read more... ) -
Take me out into the Black ...
I'm really looking forward to this Sunday's Serenity game, run by RichO. It's our second game session, and the crew is coming together quite nicely. I'm playing the captain, shipowner, and pilot. No, not three characters, just Captain Brian Trinh, who won his ship in a poker game at the beginning of last session. Got a ship, got a rudimentary crew ( Read more... ) -
Getting started - take 2
Wow. It's been over a year since I posted. RichO keeps mentioning me in his blog, so I decided to try this again. We'll see how it goes this time.
As a postal carrier, I hear a lot of dogs barking inside people's houses as I deliver mail. I also hear a lot of people yelling at their dogs for barking at me. This actually has the opposite effect from ( Read more... ) -
Happy New Year!
Best wishes to all in the coming year. We're staying dry, and I'm really glad I don't have to deliver mail today in this rain and wind. Hope the forecast is correct this coming week as it calls for partly cloudy with occasional light showers all week. -
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First day back at work since my surgery, and everything went fine. My legs and feet are a bit sore, but walking 12-15 miles will do that after a two week break. My new shoes seem to be working out fine so far, we'll see how they are after a week (gotta love money-back guarantees). It rained off and on all day, and my feet were still dry and warm ( Read more... ) -
It'll be fine in a few days, just don't fiddle with it!
I'm getting itchy spots, and the occasional piercing needle of sensation inside the incision area. Michelle says she saw my right eye blink, but I'm not so sure of that. Still, sensation is a good thing right now ( Read more... ) -
Tumor update
Got the stitches out yesterday. Didn't hurt, but it is kind of creepey having stiches taken out in an area you can hear the procedure as well as feel it. Pathology report came back: benign mixed tumor, just as we expected. It's still good to know for sure.
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Kill a caribou to show your support for the troops
In the "it only takes one defeat to render all previous victories meaningless" column, the Republicrats in the House voted to authorize oil drilling in ANWR. Full story here: http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=