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Get Rich Now!
I have been thinking about money lately. A lot. I know, I know. “Join the club! It is called ‘everybody!’” Sigh. I do not know how much Social Security will be around by the time I get there. And I … Continue reading
They Were Wrong: Skills
I was told that I needed to learn math. I had to fight with a graphing calculator. I pretended to understand logarithms. “You will use this one day,” I was told. Do you know who talks about Jane Austen or … Continue reading
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Tagged education, experience, Jane austen, job, learn, life. humor, practical, school, work
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A Fund Farewell
Oh, so that’s it? All that time and we’re done, huh? I mean, I get it. I didn’t think I had much of a shot with you back in the summer of 2020. But hey, a guy can dream. It … Continue reading
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Tagged covid, coworker, dating, flirt, humor, income, life, money, relationship, work
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Caught in the Work Webb
Last week I spent two days learning from a rocket scientist. He gave a talk on Friday about the James Webb Space Telescope and he had a tech rehearsal earlier that week. Run-throughs are nice because you get all the … Continue reading
Managing Change
One thing that I have noticed in the workplace is that each manager likes to do things “their way.” And that way is sometimes introduced with nesting. Given their new responsibilities and an established staff, bosses will often change the … Continue reading
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Tagged boss, change, endurance, life, manager, office, shackleton, survival, wordprompt, work
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Delivering the Goods
Just like everyone, I have a temper. I get upset, I don’t understand how others could err so egregiously, and I feel my jaw clench. Happily, my anger only comes out once in a while. On any typical day, I … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, deliveries, humor, job, joke, life, pun, relax, serious, work
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One Does Not Fit All
Funny how one little thing can change you. Covid has driven me to find new sources of entertainment. I have been relying rather heavily on podcasts. That led me to the comedy series, “Cabin Pressure.” I am usually not one … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, cabin pressure, disabilities, experience, game, humor, learning, life, pesrpective, work
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Easier Said than Done
“Man cannot tell the whole truth about himself, even if convinced that what he wrote would never be seen by others.” That quote, and all the formatted quotes here, is from Mark Twain’s autobiography (volume one). Twain knew how hard … Continue reading
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Tagged adjusting, conversation, learning, life, mistakes, offesnsive, race, racism, work, workplace
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You are Where You Eat
I am hardly a foodie. I eat to survive. I tend to shirk the luxurious choices of dining establishments. I have gone with a coworker to eat in a pho restaurant so small that each table could hear all the … Continue reading
Trying Out: Other Work Sites (Week 46)
Trying Out: Leasing Myself Out (Week Forty-Six) I have had the same job for fourteen years. I had no desire to work up the corporate ladder. A few dollars more an hour is not enough for the amount of responsibility … Continue reading
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...Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry 