When did I Know

There have been some people who thought that i didn’t know just how bad off you were. Additionally, there are some people who think I was living in denial. In some ways, I kind of wish either one of these were true. For...

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What money means

I am going to meet with my financial planner next week. I am still trying to extricate myself from bad financial expenditures left over from things I did for Sandy. My financial planner has been understanding but has been...

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Equal Pay for Equal Work

First and foremost, I am a strong advocate or equal pay for equal work. I have always been and have actively corrected all such inequities in my few positions of administration in my professional career, period. At the same...

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When

Sandy I am not asking when I am not going to miss you. I already know the answer to that. I am not asking when it isn’t going to hurt that you are gone. I think I already know the answer to that. I guess what I want...

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Alone

I married Sandy a week after my 40th birthday. Late bloomer I know. The best part was she was the love of my life. We spent very few days apart (work and hospitalizations) for all of the next 30 years, and month, and 14 days...

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Hopeless

I sincerely do not wish that you get into a hopeless situation like I did. See, I married a wonderful woman who really did not have much before I met her. That did not keep her from being extremely generous. So much so that...

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Saying Goodbye

It is finally been enough time that I can try to discuss what happened to your last week or so. Sadly, it all started on your birthday, September 19.  In the late afternoon, we started you dialysis treatment here at...

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Looking back on Y2K from the inside

After 22 years I see that people are “still” saying Y2K was a non-issue. In a way it was, but only because a hell of a lot of computer nerds busted their butts for years ahead of time to correct the shortsightedness of either...

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Don’t Blame the Computer

The more I encounter the shortcomings of software systems that companies rely on in this world of e-commerce and trying not to blame the messenger (those euphemistically referred to as customer service) I have come to a couple of...

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PBS and Greta Thunberg

You know, I have waffled over the years about the benefits of Public Broadcasting, especially given the plethora of cable/satellite channels that often provide much of the same niche programming that they once were the soul...

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