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I grew up a fat kid.  For the most part anyway.  I think I went through a very brief, though inexplicable thin spell when I was in second and third grades and then I plumped up and assumed the r...

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As the 2025-2026 college football season winds down, it would appear that this season's college football playoff will be out of reach for most schools in the country.  My alma mater will be one ...

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Thanksgiving yesterday came and went and thankfully, life went right back to some state of normalcy.  At least, for me it did.  Since I've been on my diabetes medication, my relationship with...

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This week is going to be a short week at work, as I imagine it will be for those of us working in these good old United States.  Thanksgiving is this coming Thursday.  Today was slow at work, t...

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According to the front page at Yahoo, today marks the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  I didn't know that off the top of my head, though truth be told, I was...

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I don’t want to say that I’ve given up, but I think that I’m done playing the game.  Though the people themselves might be different, the outcomes that they bring are really all the same.  I’...

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It's rare that I come home from work completely drained and dead tired.  This wasn't one of those days, but I'd say that it wasn't too far off.  I suppose I'm at my typical level of tired right ...

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Breanna had a birthday today.  Morie has a birthday tomorrow.  I sent Breanna that obligatory "Happy Birthday" text message this afternoon.  I'll be sending Morie her birthday text message tomo...

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Today is Veteran's Day.  As far as Dad is concerned, it's just another day on the calendar.  He was never the type to hype up his military service, not only in retirement, but even when he was a...

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At one point, it was 88 degrees outside today.  That would be Southern California in early November for you.  Those kinds of temperatures make me feel worse than I already do.  I've always bee...

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Today would be my third day of battling this damn cold.  For the moment, I'm fatigued.  I'm congested.  My eyeballs hurt.  I keep coughing.  I've been experiencing what I would consider to be ...

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It is rare that I get sick.  Sometimes, I truly believe that I might be made of iron.  If I'm guessing, it's been just over a year since I experienced even the slightest tinge of a cold.  I say...

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Even though Gurney is long gone, Manteca continues to come by our little corner of the office.  Now, I'm wondering what her deal is.  At first, the thought was that she would only come by to chi...

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I couldn't have been any more ecstatic than I was on Friday when Gurney's last day in the office had come and gone. I didn't care what his day was like or how everything played out for him in t...

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Today the office held its now annual Trunk-Or-Treat event and third such event overall.  I meant to escape much earlier than I did, being that I wanted no part of this year's festivities.  My pl...

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I meant to go to work today after my dentist appointment this morning, but in the end, I just did not feel like it.  Today's dental visit was for a placement of a permanent crown and then for ye...

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A person I once called a friend had convinced me to became a part of prosebox and I did, in thinking that this would have been a way for us to communicate, share our writing with each other, and...

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This would have been the time when I would have wished her a good night...

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For a brief moment in time, she regarded me as a machine.  Regardless of my energy levels, I could do anything.  I recharge my battery just enough for the following day.  Shine my armor, poli...

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I know that I complain a lot, especially about my work environment, but in the grand scheme of things, I should probably be more grateful than I present.  In all honesty, I am grateful that the...

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Gloria and I had lunch today, as we seemingly do at least once a week.  Since neither one of us has much of an appetite these days, we tend to share meals.  At most, we each get a drink of our o...

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The first of what I anticipate will be multiple office e-mails regarding next week's planned Trunk-Or-Treat festivities was sent early this morning.  I briefly glanced at the e-mail and promptl...

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For the life of me, I can't understand why it is that everyone in my work group had chosen of late to treat Chortle like she was some kind of celebrity, especially when I continue to see her as ...

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I had written this really poetic and heartfelt entry, but I decided at the last minute to scrap the whole thing.  I spent a good part of the day writing it and piecing it together, but in the e...

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Today was one of those days where I got up in the morning, energized and ready to take on the day and whatever was just over the horizon.  Then as the morning progresses, I gradually find mysel...

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