The Long Drive to Ruskin
I’ve lost count on the number of times I’ve driven to Ruskin. It’s definitely into the double digits. I tried not to drink too much last night. I blame Jared for the “one beer too many” …
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End of the Line
I don’t even know where to start with this one. Well, maybe I do. The company is failing, and it’s become clear to everyone. A couple of weeks ago, the annual merit increases came out, along with some …
Short Weeks are the Worst
The company is giving us Friday off. And Monday is the Canada Day Stat. Two short weeks in a row. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned after all these years, it’s that short weeks are hard … two …
Enter the Kitty
It’s been over a year since we put Asia down. (I won’t say “died” because it wasn’t a natural end, it was just necessary given her health.) And we’ve been kitty-less since. Most of …
Alex's First (Paid) MRI Shift
Alex works in “Diagnostic Imaging”, which is how the medical community (at least in Alberta) lumps together X-Ray, Ultrasound, Computer Tomography (CT, aka “cat scan”), and Magnetic Resonance …
Realizing the truth of past surgery
You might recall in an earlier post that I said that my recent hernia surgery was my first incision, that the previous two had been laparoscopy. Turns out I’m wrong. The steristrips came off today, which was a bit …
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Surgical Recovery is Such Sweet Sorrow
In case you missed it, I recently had surgery for my second hernia. I’m now on Day 5 and it’s better … ish. Three days ago, it felt like someone had kicked me, hard, in the right testicle. …
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Another day, another hernia surgery
About eight months ago, I concluded that the lump forming on the right side of my groin was a) not cancer, b) not fat, and c) an awful lot like the lump that formed on the left side of my groin back in 2010. Dr. Emma …
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Early Retirement is a Myth for Most
My dad was about my age when the company he’d worked for most of my life until that point decided to screw him over, effectively forcing him out. I wasn’t there when he got home, I was at my after-school job …
Chasing CP 2816 on the Final Spike Steam Tour
I admit, I have a couple of non-standard hobbies. The one that gets the highest eyebrow raise, is, of course, chasing trains. But I’m not a generalist, I tend not to chase any train, there has to be something …