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    Midlife Musings,  My So Called Life

    No Laughing Matter ~ The Joke is On Us

    April 1, 2020 /No Comments

    It's April 1st, 2020. A friend just got back from Disney World. A coworker wanted to fly to Hawaii for cheap airfare. I saw the India/Wuhan report and knew it was coming. The joke's on all of us.

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    The COVID Diaries – Day 7

    March 31, 2020 /No Comments

    Day 7 of quarantine. Someone at work tested positive, my brother broke quarantine to get an office chair, and I've lost track of what day it is. The COVID Diaries begin.

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  • Midlife Musings,  Living Single

    Fuck Valentine’s Day

    February 14, 2020 /No Comments

    I spent Valentine's Day alone at the bar of a drafthouse movie theatre. Don't wait for someone else to tell you that you are worthy.

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    Decay of a Decade: Looking Back and Setting Better Goals

    December 31, 2019 /No Comments

    It is that time of year – the day before the New Year, time to take stock and plan ahead. In particular, it is time to evaluate the last 10 years and figure out how to better approach the years to come. I figure I can’t do much worse than I already have, what do I have to lose?

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    Stepped Over the Line – Disrespecting My Boundaries

    December 17, 2019 /No Comments

    I texted my brother to say I wasn't coming to work. That should have been the end of it. It was not the end of it.

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Writing about the random ass shit going on in my life since 2007. I pull no punches and use salty language. Read at your own risk.

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