I work for a minority-owned company, and it just so happens that the majority of our franchisees are also minorities and women (I love the stupid word “minorities” to mean “not white!” because, you know, you put together all of the “not white” people, and suddenly, they’re not so much a minority, but Let’s Not […]
I’ve been busting up on my French for awhile now, trying to get in at least a few pages or lessons or some kind of exposure to it at least once a day. It’s been a goal of mine to be able to get around in French for some time now, but it was one
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Why? Why? Why? I love my graham crackers and all, but when food is medicine, it’s just not as fun to eat, particularly when you’re up feeling woozy past your bedtime. Blarg. I would like to magically be able to tell my body to stop eating my pancreas.
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Halfway through Black Desert. It’s at about 45,000 words, that point at which, which you print it out, it almost feels like you’re writing a real book. Repeat after me: Draft by October! Draft by October!
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1458391 939467 1269491 13169135 These are a lot better than they were back when I was trying to squeeze every last drop out of my expired insulin bottle, but not as good as I’d like them to be (under 110, baby!). Really, the insulin is the only difference. I continue to eat and work out
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Because really, it never gets old.
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Steph’s in-laws are here for the week to work on the cabinets and the plumbing in this 1940s-era fixer-upper. Steph and the Old Man have a really great coffee maker that’s shiny and kewl and makes the best coffee ever, but it had been taking progressively longer and longer for the coffee to brew. Steph’s
Final Cost: $836.75 On the one hand: it’s better than being dead. On the other hand: they spent 4 hours and charged me $836.75 to tell me that there was nothing wrong with me. And people wonder why poor people never go to the doctor until they’re literally bleeding and falling over on the floor?
The "I’m Fine!" Emergency Visit Read More »