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Entries from November 2008

Hooray! I won NaNoWriMo!

November 28th, 2008 · No Comments

And I did it two hundred words over with a whole day to spare!

Now I can finally let my poor tired hands rest…

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The economic crisis – who’s going to jail?

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Okay, seventy billion dollars is a lot of money for the U.S. government to spend on anything. Think of the schools that would get new computers, and the parks that would have bridges rebuilt. What about the children who are hungry every day within the borders of this country?
Now I understand that for every CEO [...]

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Dear last minute merge drivers

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Dear drivers who merge at the very last second,
I hate you and I’m not certain why.
Maybe it’s the inconvenience of having to slam on my brakes as you cut off the minivan in front of me.
Maybe it’s knowing that I could also have raced around sixty people and then cut in across the bike lane [...]

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The difference between diverticulitis and diverticulosis

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Apparently diverticulosis is the one I am recovering from.
The symptoms are the same though, you get pain, bloating and other less mentionable symptoms. Mine started Saturday and I assumed it was just a bout of food poisening.  Tuesday my doctor was talking about surgery and sepsis while I grimaced and yelled through the worst round [...]

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What’s your happiness bottom line (part 2)

November 6th, 2008 · No Comments

I had some very thoughtful comments about the first half of this posting (here), so I thought I should dig a little deeper and clarify my position.
These are the areas that are important to me.  I’ve added one more since my last post – Physical Health.

Physical Health
Family Relationships
Work Reward and Recognition
Home (Domicile) Location and Condition
Transportation [...]

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