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Calling In Sick
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

I realized, as I was polishing off a pint of my favorite beer, the irony of what I had just written in my PAA (personal analogue assistant): #3 – Call in sick to work. This, obviously, was preceded by other chores for the day: #2 – Get cash, and #1 – Get cough drops. This, [...]

My Bitchen New President
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

I realized, this morning, that I’m a 40-year-old inauguration virgin. I laughed for a little while. My friends laughed for even longer. And then I watched my kick-ass new president stumble while he took the oath of office. And I laughed, and I clapped, and I cried.
We are all nervous and jittery and scared. [...]