E D Skinner

Fiction, facts, and philosophy

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Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine, …
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12/16/14
  • 7:00AM Quick blog (hence, the total absence of profound – deal with it)
  • 7:30AM Face rake, shower, teeth, clothes – yesterday’s jeans are fine but I’m two days into that shirt and going out in public; that has to change
  • 8:00AM Road – Wow, so this is what “rush hour” is like – I remember this!
  • 9:00AM Mayo Clinic, Prevnar 13 shot, ban the bad pneumonia
  • 9:30AM Road (approx.)
  • 10:30AM Walgreens – Decaf is on sale; clean ’em out
  • 11:00AM … uhm, close enough – *s*l*o*w*l*y* fix something for lunch
  • Noon - “Show up” at the office and try to look productive – when you’ve worked from home for twenty years, this is a total no-brainer
  • 4:30PM - Knock off early. I’m retiring soon, you know?
Ten Work Days To Go
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12/15/14

For the past several months we’ve been amazingly busy getting everything ready. Social security and Medicare B had to be started, there were supplemental medical policies to evaluate, choose and apply for coverage, as well as dozens of other things.

I Quit
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12/1/14

Work, that is. I turned in my notice today. As of New Year’s day 2015, I will no longer be a full-time employee.

[SPAM] A Vegetarian’s Paradise?
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11/26/14

Today’s chuckle courtesy of my Android tablet’s spam filter:

Family, Always Family
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11/23/14

Terri is the middle child in our family. That’s her in the light-colored coat and hat in the foreground.

Twists and Turns
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10/12/14

Two years later, he would have a heart attack. I vividly remember him on the bathroom floor in his underwear and Mom shooing me out, “Get ready for school.” The ambulance took him away as I rode off to school not knowing.

Descent Into Jungle Law
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10/1/14

Memphis, the city of my youth, is now lost. The attack at a Krogers grocery a few days ago a little over a mile from where I lived has now been followed by a street attack in my wife’s old neighborhood.

The Basis of Human Rights
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9/29/14

Our rights, whether considering the US Constitution or those adopted by the United Nations, have a common origin.

Starting a Website for Someone Else
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8/29/14

I recently helped a friend set up a website to showcase her writing. We chose WordPress.com for several reasons including the availability of themes that are, in my (and her) opinion, a little more professional looking than what you’ll find at Blogger.

Responsibility
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8/27/14

No matter how many times I chase this around the bush, I come back to the same conclusions: