Today, Monday October 12, is a lesser-known U.S. Federal Holiday, and I have the day off from work.
I spent the day booted in six pairs of boots (so far). They were/are:
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Category Archives: Home Life
Holding…
Short “holding” post… Why?
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The Level of Whelm
I’m sure you have heard people complain that they feel overwhelmed. What is whelm? And why is the term always “overwhelm” not just plain old “whelm?”
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Soggy But Okay
Just a quick note to say that the Nor’Easter that dropped tons of rain has passed by, and the hurricane…
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Readying
Brief diversion from the regular chatter on this blog.
My spouse and I are “readying”. Readying for what?
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Senior Superlatives Revisited
When you were in high school, did they conduct a vote for “senior superlatives,” such as “most likely to”… succeed; end up in jail; have more than four children; earn more than a million dollars; be elected mayor; etc.?
They did in my high school. Back then, I was chosen as the most likely to…
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Self-Time and Boots Discussion with the Doc
On Wednesday, I took my spouse to see the doctor. We have the same doc, so I also scheduled a checkup for myself. During the exam, the doctor asked a lot of questions because he was concerned about stress and how it is affecting my spouse — and me — by indicators of behavior and results from physical exams of both of us.
He began by asking me to step on a scale. He watched me remove my boots…
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Booted In My Hometown
As it says in several on-line bios of Booted Harleydude, I live in the suburbs of Maryland, north and west of the city of Washington, also referred to as the District of Columbia (i.e., Washington, DC.)
I never wanted to live in the city because I am not a city boy, don’t like the noise, hassles, expenses, and for DC in particular, I can’t stand it’s weird relationship as a city, state, and Federal district in which any member of Congress can meddle in its affairs. I prefer to live in a real state, thank you, and keep those meddlers in their own states.
The photo below shows…
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Don’t Live Regrets: Make It Happen (Final)
This is the final post in my series describing my life after high school, through college, in the working world, and in finding my calling for caregiving.
This post is about the other half — the non-working — world of my life. Experts say that…
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Don’t Live Regrets: Make It Happen (Part 9)
This post summarizes my job transitions from 2004 ’til now. A future post will summarize the rest of my life, marriage, and future outlook, then I’ll be done mesmerizing you with my boring lil’ ol’ life story.
When I left off in Part 7, I had resigned from a job I thought would be the last of my working career when a massive reorganization and appointment of an incompetent boss became more than I was willing to suck up and try again to “make it happen.”
Yep, here and now, I admit that there are times in one’s life when your experience and intuition tells you…
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