My most recent adventures have given me a taste of the way the government is run and how it spends. Last month I worked a number of weeks for the Federal Government as a Census Enumerator, a person who bravely knocks on doors of those who have not yet filled out their census form by … Continue reading Contact Tracing →

In my never-ending search for quirky short-term jobs/experiences, I’ve recently found a great one: I signed up to work for the government!  As you know, every 10 years the Federal government executes a Census to count the population of the country, recording where each person lives. I thought I could help. The application for a … Continue reading Census Man →

Seems like we may need a laugh about now, even if you end up laughing at me.         You’re welcome. Despite what Billy Joel would have us all believe, it turns out that I, in fact, did start the fire. Some background: After 3 eventful years as a Product Manager for GSK … Continue reading Fire Man →

What the hell is Cottage Cheese anyway? Even with an excessive coating of salt and pepper, it tastes like lumpy old milk. Jean tells me that I'm not far off. I'm not even going to look it up. Day 5 of the Mayo Clinic diet and it’s the main course for dinner tonight. Tomatoes and … Continue reading Dieting Man →

Each year it seems there are more body parts that need repair. Just this week I had a carpectomy: removal of 3 bones in my wrist. The surgery was pre-ordained almost 50 years ago, on my 16th birthday. When I was growing up, teenagers were just as irresponsible as they are today, but unlike today, … Continue reading Body Repair →

We were ushered past the registration desk of the emergency room, through the central area and toward the patient rooms. The nurse pulled back the curtain and there he was, sitting on the examination table in all his glory: dressed in a button-down shirt, unbuttoned, boxer shorts, and his pants pulled down to his ankles. … Continue reading Drug Stories: Imitrex Injection →