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Amber Waves of Gain

Let me preface this statistic-rich post by noting the following: 1) most of these numbers were derived from two online sources, so if they were incorrect then I am also; and 2) if you are caught genuinely breaking a law, you deserve to be fined, ticketed, booted, or otherwise reprimanded as defined by local [...]

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At a young age I was bitten by the writing bug. I clearly remember writing poetry at the age of nine (none if it good, of course) and it’s only gotten worse ever since. In high school I wrote (bad) poetry and knocked out rough drafts of two (bad) novellas. In college [...]

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After visiting a friend’s blog, I discovered that I had completely forgotten Mother’s Day. I’m not a mother myself, and have no mother or maternal relations, so I often forget. But I think fathers are getting a raw deal.
Mother’s Day gets splashed all over the television, newspapers, and internet advertising like a second [...]

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The days are getting shorter.  I’m sure you’ve noticed it, too.  The fantastical sunscapes of June are long gone and it’s still dark when I get up each morning, the light of dawn barely snagging in the treetops when I pull up to work.  Yesterday I made the mistake of dressing in the dark.  Well, [...]

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Another long one, folks.  Hold on tight…  When I hear the word “nickelodeon” I think of a music player, like the old song.  “Put another nickel in, in the nickelodeon, all I want is loving you and music, music, music…”     [ That one's for you, Lofter; maybe that'll get the crawdad song out of [...]

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I hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend.  For many it meant an extended visit with friends and family or at the very least another day away from work.  I say “for many” because I was one of the ”other folk” far from friend and family member and locked into a twelve-hour shift.  Lucky us; what [...]

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[ Warning:  this may get long ... and ugly. ] 
I’ve written about it before, but here we go again…  A lot of the time, I don’t like my job.  And it’s getting worse.  In their defense, they offer (some) healthcare and dental coverage, which is almost worth its weight in gold nowdays; the pay isn’t [...]

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Long Way Home

I like to take the long way home.  During winter, I often take the detour for its gentle grades and almost non-existent traffic, especially when weather is bad.  The short way has put me in the ditch a few times and is a real white-knuckle ride when it’s slick.  But in spring, summer, and fall I have [...]

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I work for a living, earn my own way in this world, and sometimes it comes with a price.  Given, every job makes its demands, forces us to spend hours of our days for money to spend in return.  But more than hours, days, weeks, months, years, jobs often demand a blood sacrifice.  For some it may [...]

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