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So I go to my doctor, and I says, “Doctah, doctah! Every time I get down to 150 pounds, I stop losing weight!” And he says: “Let’s run more tests!”
You were expecting a punchline, perhaps?
Well, there isn’t one…yet. There might be in ten days when either a) everything comes back fine and [...]

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So. The next three months. Where to start.
First, this coming weekend. We’re tentatively planning going camping. Again.
See, we use computers a lot at work. And we really, really like getting away from them on weekends. For example! This weekend we were hiking the 5.3 [...]

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On the first day of Spring, I sucked sixteen gallons of water out of my basement.
Eff you, Spring!
Well, the story got done. Which is to say I wrote something I am more than less happy with, and sent it to an editor, who I hope thinks the same. Then I sat [...]

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After nine years, my old lark@sff.net account is going away. If that’s how you contact me, then please change your address books to me@sdshaver.com. Thanks.

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Back when I had the Saturn (Edith), there came a day when I needed to get to my OSGM shift and…uh…couldn’t.  Because it had snowed.  And I couldn’t find my car.
Exaggeration? A leeeetle.  But Edith had the mass and weight of approximately a dozen malnourished kittens, and after the snowstorm we’d had, I didn’t have [...]

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We had 60 mph winds here.  I’d probably think they were cooler if they hadn’t, like, knocked down trees…traffic lights…brick houses….
I did stand out in the wind for a while — not unlike standing next to a BART train before it’s about to arrive, except with more risk of getting smacked in the face by [...]

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While discussing broken limbs and major damage to bodies with my friend Mike, I made the bold statement that I had never had to go to an emergency room for anything.
Twelve hours later….

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1. My thyroid dosage is being increased. This might be because I skipped it for six days during E3 (I forgot to bring it along), or it may be because my thyroid has gotten worse. We’ll know more in three months when they re-test me.
2. Yes, I take thyroid medication. Where have [...]

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I’m alternating between “wow, that sucks” and “wow, that’s awesome”. For once, I can’t talk about the awesome, and I don’t know how much I want to talk about the suck.
Other than to say I didn’t know Curtis too well, but it’s still a shock to hear he’s gone. If you knew Curtis, [...]

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Why the heck does TurboTax think I’m going to pay $45 for their web filing when I can get the same service at TaxAct for $30 less?  Yeah, TaxAct isn’t as pretty, and it’s a little cludgy, but still — dude!  $30!!!  That’s a dinner at Macaroni Grille and a movie and a book.  Oi.
In the [...]

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