Everyone dies, but it is still a shock to me when someone I know very well passes away. It is more shocking for some reason when said person happened to be one of your doctors. Some of you may recall my little adventure with a bloody nose that happened in January 2005. That was followed with seeing my Ear, Nose,…
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Work
Decisions Made
I’m sure that most of us have had major crossroad moments in our lives that we know without a shadow of a doubt is a crossroad moment. “Do I ask this girl to marry me or no?” “Do I take this risky job that’s paying a ton of money or stay with the safer job for much less?” “Do I…
Arthur C. Clarke
If my memory serves, it was the summer of 1985 (late) when my friend Jimmy had the movie 2010, based on the novel of the same name by Arthur C. Clarke, that he thought I’d like. Being a sci-fi fan even back then, I thought I’d check it out. I knew of the movie 2001 but had never seen it.…
Come Back With Me to 1976
For those of us old enough, remember the good old days in the 70’s and 80’s around Christmas time. J.C. Penney’s and Sears would always put out a special Christmas catalog. As a kid, I would st and dream of all the cool toys I’d see there. Heck, I even managed to score a few. ^_^ Still, thanks to WishBookJason,…
The "Vacation" is Over
Took last week off from work because I sorely felt the need to get away, especially since we are about to lose another co-worker (going to what he hopes are greener pastures) and I don’t think they are going to hire a replacement. (What happens when there’s no one left to do the work and no one to train the…