The second week of 2022 has certainly had its ups and downs, and my goal work has reflected that. I did end up going back to work this week, but I was only able to manage two days in-person, although I was able to work the other three from home. My bout with COVID-19 is not quite over, despite the fact that I’ve been officially asymptomatic. It ( Read more... )

Yesterday completed week #1 of the new year, and it was a bit of a strange one. At the beginning of the week, I was still very much feeling the lingering effects of my bout with COVID-19 that happened during the last week of 2021. By the end of the week, I was asymptomatic except for a very occasional cough and roughening of my voice.

In the ( Read more... )

Happy New Year! 2022 has already started out fairly decently in my world, in that both Will and I woke up this morning with clear indications that we’re getting toward the end of our respective bouts of COVID-19. Our vitals are mostly back to normal, and aside of still being quite tired we’re both starting to feel that way too. We’re taking the ( Read more... )

I don’t remember a time when I didn’t bite my nails.

Because of that, I’ve never been able to figure out why I do it; and because of that, I’ve never had a whole lot of success in kicking the habit. The only thing I’d figured out over thirty-plus years of doing it, is that it’s at least partially psychological. Put another way: when I decided ( Read more... )

I had intended to start this earlier, but real life got in the way. Rather than mourning the past, though, I’m choosing to look forward to the future. And this last week, at least, has been a decent one.

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