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Archive for December, 2008

And Another Thing I Was Grateful For. . . . .

Posted in frustration, fun, hungry, tagged , , on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Getting dark. . . .cold. . . . .hungry. . . .frightened. . . .stranded by the side of the road miles from anything. . . .and what am I thinking??
“I’m so glad I don’t have to pee.”

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The Kindness of Strangers

Posted in kindness, love, mutual care, tagged , , on December 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It was cold, getting dark, and traffic was backed up to Sacramento. A tractor-trailer had jack-knifed on the Benicia bridge. I had enough gas to go the 20 miles home when I left work in Vallejo this afternoon but after over an hour of stop-and-roll to go a couple of miles my gas [...]

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Drinking the Koolaid

Posted in Work, frustration, rants, tagged , , , on December 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »

After 30 years of feeling like just another piece of meat in various healthcare institutions I was bored, burned-out, cynical, and suffered a severe case of attitude collapse.  The ultimate low came when I worked for an incompetent asshole who misrepresented her skills,  came in late, left early, and insisted a co-worker bring her 3 [...]

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From Today’s Email

Posted in corny jokes, entertainment, fun, tagged , , on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 
Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana . 
He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station 103.2 
FM  in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, who was sponsoring a worst job experience contest. Needless to say, she won.  
Hi Sue,  
Just another note from [...]

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