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Comic Pick of the Day
Actual, content-oriented post coming this weekend. In the meantime, however, I really can't stop giggling at this:
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Thankful for the ups and the downs
I am thankful my cousin's death in a car crash earlier this month led to lives being saved or extended through her organ donation. From a 6 month old girl to a 64 year old man, there are 8 families this season who are very sorry for our loss and so thankful for their gain. Wine glasses raised to Gina for many years to come. Hopefully, they were ( Read more... ) -
Professionalism: And while I'm here, let me says something bad about your mother...
I mentioned my detail to this interagency groups is having its downs and downs. There aren't really ups at the moment. Today I got to hear the story of how we found out we were losing the office space ( Read more... ) -
A good opportunity... to realize what a bad opportunity looks like?
Near the beginning (middle?) of summer, I started working very part time and 1 day a week in another office. This was intended as professional development, I keep reassessing my goals and keep coming up with staff work, chief of staff -- that kind of thing. Very much fits who I am, what I like to do, what fulfills me, etc. (See also: why I like ( Read more... ) -
From the Decks of Thirdbase
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If I had a million dollars....
I think if I had dramatic economic flexibility (i.e., won the lotto), I would work 5 or 6hr days, because I can't find time/balance to read the books I want to read, start writing again, cook more, weed the garden, walk/jog/get in & stay in a shape that is not as pear, volunteer, do my job (which I really love and wouldn't want to quit and does ( Read more... ) -
Hang ten, dude
Pleased to report that after a week of physical, sometimes blinding pain, I am baking cookies and (carefully) dancing around my kitchen to Pandora's Irish Pub channel. It seems that taking it easy and ding alot of sitting was actually part of the problem, so instead of sitting and resting today, I'm moving around. That being said, I am doing things ( Read more... ) -
Mood Schwing!
Went to the doctor's today (twice, but that's another story) and I'm fine and everything is doing what it's supposed to be doing, except for the soreness, so I'm going to get back to life ( Read more... ) -
The lesser of two weevils
I can't pick sleep over processing for much longer, but I'm going to take one more out. Expect an entry this weekend.