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The long journey to my acquaintance with the downside of military hospital vs. the civilian sector began in August 2024. I am subject to colds that occur in such a manner that when one ends another starts up. They linger a bit and before I consider the thought of carrying a convenient handkerchief in a left pocket they are gone.

Not this time.

My mother spent her time (or social life) keeping doctor appointments for anything and everything. My sister claimed she ...

It has been a very longtime since I posted to my blog. The events to be recorded began August 2024 but the main event takes place from March 2025 to June 2025. An old Litnet friend suggested it might make for a true story with twists and turns.

Some things to be written concern a blood draw that goes terribly wrong; two diagnostics that were way off the mark, two warnings of impending death, one late night commentary on the Book of Jonah with an ICU nurse, and a couple of phone ...

Recently finished a collection of Jane Austen's Seven Novels and came away well pleased with her writing but not her plot solutions. In these more modern and sophisticated times much agony and heartbreak would have been avoided with simple statements or honest answers to questions--just saying--tongue firmly in cheek.

Lady Susan: "Lady Susan aren't there any other family members you could stay with?" (Asked by anyone she's living off of for months at a time.)

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Spent the afternoon going through my copies of The Saint Magazine. These were mystery digests published from 1953-1967 with a very three issue 1984 revival. Missing 36 of the original 141 issue run and the last two issues of the revival. The idea was to index any author I had an interest in so I could locate them later when wanting to read them.

Some authors noted were a bit of a surprise. Isaac Asimov (06-56), Pearl Buck (04-58, 04-66), Ray Bradbury (06-84), Erskine Caldwell (05-56), ...

It has been a huge amount of time since being here. The fault is mine as I have been actually swept up in Facebook relationships that have become very meaningful in their in my life.

The biggest change occurred May 14h last month when Allied AAA decided to move the dispatchers form the Dayton Call Center to Lexington KY. I did not desire to move so after 22 and half years I am now released from my second career in life. The first was the Air Force for a little over 21 years. The ...