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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I have been having conversations with a new guy on the block (so-to-speak)… a young man who recently joined the office staff, working under contract for a chief of a technical division. This guy is eager to make his mark. He arrives early, leaves late, and always appears to be working. I never observe him playing with a smartphone or surfing the web for personal reasons while on the clock. He has a good work ethic.
Now, about his attire…
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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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As my spouse has been saying, “it’s been a wasted summer.” With all the travel to Pittsburgh for his mother’s health situation, we have not had any time for any fun.
Yesterday, the sun and stars aligned and I jumped for it…
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There is a guy who parks his big ol’ Honda touring bike next to me in the parking garage where I work.
I see this display of “boots on bike” every day…
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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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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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Last week here in the ‘burbs of DC, it was still summer hot and humid. I got my Harley back — finally had an electrical ghost fixed, and rode it to work on Friday on a pleasantly sunny and warm day. In fact, Friday my boss and I…
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This post appears on Saturday, September 12. An ordinary Saturday for most folks.
For me? This Saturday and tomorrow, Sunday, involves a marriage ceremony then 500 miles. Eh what?
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I call this blog post my “caregiving thread.” I have learned over time that caregiving is internal to my very nature. I don’t know quite how or why, but I have a natural intuitive caregiving gift, so family and friends have observed and told me. This inner caregiving drive and intuition is also something that my twin brother knew about me before I did.
Since my college days, I have been doing one form or another of caregiving for: a) people who experienced tragedies by volunteering with a recognized voluntary organization; b) through active service with a local fire department and rescue squad; c) by helping a cadre of senior pals with home repairs and grocery shopping; and d) through direct caregiving for an uncle, an aunt, my spouse, and now my mother-in-law.
The art of caregiving is something I do… and that makes me, “me.”
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