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Emergency Rooms, CT Scans, and Old Habits – Thoughts from February 29, 2024
It’s leap day or leap year or however you say it. I’m at the emergency room with Patti. She woke up and was blind in her right eye. Eventually, she could see out of the top of her eye, but the lower half was gray and blocking her sight. Because Patti is Patti, she drove…
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Anger at Idiots and Fix-it Jobs – Thoughts from February 27, 2024
I need cheering up. The past few days have been a series of events that have pushed me into angry guy territory. I have either yelled at people directly or secretly to myself. The world is pissing me off more than it has in years. It’s nothing new that’s getting me angry. The things that…
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Contact Sports, Lesbians, and Streaming Services – Thoughts from February 11 to 25, 2024
February 11, 2024 This is a day when I wish I hadn’t decided not to swear in my Thoughts papers. Today is Super Bowl Sunday (insert puke noise here). As usual on this day each year, there were a huge amount of A-holes on the freeway. At work, they had nachos, donuts, and cookies. I…
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Scratchy Throat, Star Wars, and Super 8 Movies – Thoughts from February 8 and 10, 2024
February 8, 2024 I’m sitting in Kaiser waiting for Patti to come out of her appointment for a pain that sounded like a kidney stone pain. While I was here, I got my flu and Covid shots. February 10, 2024 I was about to talk about this on February 8, but Patti finished her appointment…
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Me, Casual Conversations, and My Birth Certificate – Thoughts from January 21 and 27, 2024
January 21, 2024 As someone was talking about watching a football game and getting riled up, I had an existential crisis as I listened. I felt an urge to point out how I could never have a conversation about such a reprehensible sport. I held my tongue, but it made me wonder if I’m ever…
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