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Time Sheets
Supportive Home Care for the boys requires that we fill out time sheets. We are late on those this week. It’s a big difference from Walgreens where I punch in and out every shift and get paid by the minute. When I used to do temp work I filled out time sheets too, but I…
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Cold House, Warm Heart
I had a very good day off yesterday and went to bed early. Then I woke up way too early. Today is going to be a long one. I’m not excited about six hours in pharmacy but I think I work with my favorite pharmacist so it probably won’t be that bad. But the giant…
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Conscience Protections in the USA
For a while now I’ve been advocating for robust conscience protections. I have been thinking about what that looks like. The first freedom is freedom of the mind. There are no thought crimes. A person should be allowed to contemplate and imagine anything he or she would like. The next freedom is freedom to express.…
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My Family versus My Headache
I woke up feeling sick this morning. I had a headache and some queasiness. I took some pills and went to a family function anyway. They’re good people but they annoy me. I’d rather be at my computer than in front of a fire. My oldest son didn’t come because he had to work. But…
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Foster Sister
Growing up my parents took in a whole lot of kids. They came almost exclusively from deeply troubled homes. Some stayed with us for a day, or a month, and a few for several years. Of the forty or fifty foster siblings I have had in my life one stayed in regular contact with our…
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A Huge Fan
I have a huge fan. Sadly it’s not the kind of fan that writes me love letters or puts money in my PayPal. It’s a fan in the ceiling of the second floor which draws hot air up and out. When it gets cool in the evening we can open windows and it sucks the…
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Bluer than Blue
I am all alone in the house. That has never been particularly bad for me. When everyone is gone I sometimes sing the old song Bluer than Blue to myself: “And when you’re gone/ I can run through the house screaming/ And no one will ever hear me/ Oh I really should be glad/ But…
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Pharmacy after a Holiday
I worked pharmacy tonight. I really expected it to be worse than it actually was. The crew is good which always helps. I still feel like I’m half a tech but even the support I can give seems useful. But now I’m tired and hungry. I remind myself that I need this job because I…
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Listen Well and Remind People of their Dignity
I had another vision… I heard the sound of Internet dial up againBut I knew I was in the space between dreams and waking this timeIn a flash the White Spirit appeared to me againHe was radiant and still in the form of a manBut the white wind rushed around him and it blurred his…