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Decompressing
Today has been a quiet day. I’ve played some video games. I’ve contemplated what Easter means to me now almost thirty years after my conversion the the LDS Church. My wife brought me a latte from Dunkin Donuts and our son made me a hamburger. Yesterday was stressful. A road trip to see my granddaughter…
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Road Trip
Today I am spending most of my time riding in a car with my oldest son on our way to Indiana to see my granddaughter. His music is loud and the car smells like aerosol, so far only one piece has flown off the windshield. This is the farthest out I’ve been in months. I…
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I draw too many candles.
This is not even very clever. I’m just a fourteen year old secretly listening to Richard Pryor tapes. 4 April 2023
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Night at the Pharmacy
I worked my entire shift in the pharmacy tonight. That makes me particularly anxious. When I take time from the floor to catch pharmacy up and then leave when it is, it just feels more productive. When I’m in pharmacy until close and the people I rely on for directions leave one by one, I…
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Exponentially Sorry
I am exponentially sorry that I can’t type a whole paragraph today. 2 April 2023
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Attention Span
I was told I had a short attention span when I was a kid. I’ve been self medicating with video games ever since. 2 April 2023
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General Conference
It is the weekend for the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That means three two hour blocks of talks today and two two hour blocks tomorrow. I have missed the first one. Don’t get me wrong I tried to find it. I put “LDS General Conference” into Duck…
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Tornado Warning
I just punched out from work but I can’t leave yet. The weather is awful. It’s tornado season. I don’t think I’m going to die here but I told my wife to wait before she comes to get me. Shelter in place isn’t as much fun at Walgreens. 31 March 2023
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Therapy Thursday
Today I went to see my counselor. My anxiety and stress are low enough that I only need to go about once every month and a half. My mania and depression are under control with a cocktail of psychiatric medications. I try to be open and honest about these things because doing so serves two…