TIL: how to handle legal-ish problems in MA
TIL (Today I Learned) is a new category that lets me capture the random sh-…stuff I learn while “living anyway”. Today’s fun topic is, “You… Read More »TIL: how to handle legal-ish problems in MA
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Fully-qualified human beings
When I was working in the software industry, the term “fully-qualified” entered my world in a marvelously exact way. The specific programmatic terminology here is… Read More »Fully-qualified human beings
Another chance to get it right
I’ve been chewing over something for awhile and recently realized that it might be time to apply that much mercy to myself. It’s a more… Read More »Another chance to get it right
The times, they are a-changing
Without descending into the morass of modern U. S. history and politics, let’s just say that I’d like the first months – up to half… Read More »The times, they are a-changing
Tough gift, but a good one
American Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday in November. I had a gift that day – a difficult one, but I’ve been unwrapping it and wondering… Read More »Tough gift, but a good one
My job as a complex chronic patient
My first nursing job was on an HIV unit in 1991. We were in the 2nd wave of the med mixes, so there were some… Read More »My job as a complex chronic patient
Some Kind of Watershed on the Imp-possibility of Safe Housing
Over the past 14 months I’ve gotten a look at every house I found that was: 1. Already built, 2. In my price range &… Read More »Some Kind of Watershed on the Imp-possibility of Safe Housing
Mental toolkit for overwhelming times
As I’ve said before, much of brain-retraining has to do with speaking to the primitive parts of the brain in ways it can’t ignore. Being… Read More »Mental toolkit for overwhelming times
Related: health care coverage, economic policy, and racism
The same thinking that underlies racism, sexism, and classism underlies the thinking that says, “Hey, let’s get rid of health care coverage for those who… Read More »Related: health care coverage, economic policy, and racism
More on rebuilding credit, the third toughest job
Two things come first: 1.Taking care of myself and my relationships, and 2. Finding responsible doctors. That seems to be ok for now. So, among… Read More »More on rebuilding credit, the third toughest job