Barring anything catastrophic (p’tui, p’tui), I have achieved my goal of traveling absolutely nowhere during the month of March. That makes this the longest consecutive period I have been home since mid-December 2013. As much as it has been nice to be home, it will only last until mid-April when I travel back east for …
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Last night I went to a focus group that seemed to have something to do with politics. First we had to complete a survey of our impressions of various candidates, both real and hypothetical. Then we were shown a series of images, ranging a benign image of the capitol building in Salem to emotionally charged …
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As part of my personal observance of sheloshim (the 30 days after my father’s burial) I have chosen not to listen to music or watch TV (that includes Hulu) or movies. While I am permitting myself to listen to NPR during this period, so far I have chosen not to. These past three weeks my …
I have been working full time this week as I slowly try to get through my backlog. While based on the feedback I have been getting, the work I have been doing has been good, it has been taking a huge amount out of me. Even with a daily 1 1/2-2 hour nap, I have …