Category: General
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The prognosis is as good as my choice of color
I had a lucky “rare” break of the distal side (outer third) of the scaphoid. Much better blood flow (for healing) and it is very nicely aligned. No screw, six weeks in the cast (I paid the extra $36 for waterproof because duh), and no limits on my activities. That said, I attempted to pull […]
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What I [Really] Want
Well, I want a lot of things, but if we’re talking immaterial? The list is fairly short: I want cheaper ammo. Gun regulation has my visits to the range costing me double what they used to. And the wait at the range is about double what it used to be. Get off my guns. I […]
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Goal Achieved: Do Less
One of my goals for the year was to be involved in less. As of last night, having stepped down from my four-year post as the VA Director at the DC Road Runners annual banquet, I think I can safely say I have achieved it. While I’m still busy as hell between two jobs and […]
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One Seven Four
First goal of the year: Accomplished. At the start of the year, I set a bunch of goals that weren’t SMART. Knowing myself and how self-motivated I am, I knew I’d still push myself to reach them. As of this morning, I’ve accomplished the first. On January 1st, I weighed 184lbs after having taken a […]
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Yearly Football Roundup
Today the season ends so it seems only fitting that I’ve procrastinated the writing of this until now… Hey, at least it makes me feel better… So the Redskins had a pretty awesome season. It was actually fun to watch them week after week. After years of spending far too much time and money on […]
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Mom’s 2nd Anniversary
Today marks Mom’s 2nd anniversary since being diagnosed with a Grade IV Glioblastoma multiforme (the worst brain cancer you can have). We were told we’d have around a year with her following diagnosis, but time and again she keeps proving the doctors wrong by having “stable” results. Whatever is in her special chemical cocktail is working […]