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Sick Day

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December 9, 2015

I took yesterday off work because I was sick. With something. Maybe it was the bourbon, maybe an incoming cold, maybe bad allergies. All I know is my throat was closed and hurt and unbundling myself from my bedding was too much effort. So that’s where I had my morning scrum meeting, conferencing in from the sheets with my scruffy voice and stuffed up nose. But once I started working, there was just more work, more urgencies, and a couple more conference calls. Six hours later, I was not so well rested. Continue reading →

Capitulation and Resuscitation

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November 27, 2015

I spent most of the day hiding in the attic, feeling crappy as I often do toward the end of a trip back home. It seems that my dad behaves for 3-4 days. That’s about as long as he can smoke outside the house and keep from chopping onions around me. After that, it’s a free-for-all and he gets really grouchy when I try to explain to him my allergies and the effects on my health these things have on me.

Eventually I headed for my 5 o’clock meal. I opted for City Kitchen since it’s a nearby safety food spot. And they know how to make a negroni. In fact, I think I’m the only one who orders that since their Campari bottle level remains the same until every visit of mine. Continue reading →

The Hill

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November 24, 2015

I decided to try out a new place for my quick-eat-something-before-heading-to-the nursing-home meal. Atmosphere is okay. On arrival, there was a couple at the bar, maybe 10 years my senior. Then four business attire dressed older men drinking crappy bottled beer. One does a double take when I sat down and looked me up and down.
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