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Don’t get crushed by the daily grind

If I had a nickel for all of the Facebook posts I saw about folks not being ready to return to work today, I’d be rich!  Well, not really, as I have fewer than 250 FB friends, so that’s just … Continue reading

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How to get a lot of work done on the computer, part II

Note.  This post is not very exciting.  And it will make even less sense if you don’t read part 1 first. 1.  Set the snooze button about 50 times.  Well, ok, maybe just three or four.  Wonder to yourself what … Continue reading

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How to get a lot of work done on the computer

1. Decide that the view out the window is so pretty, and the sleeping cats so compelling, that you’ll stay in bed for a while. 2. Curl up with laptop in bed, staying in pjs until noon. 3. Have a … Continue reading

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Nothing happening . . .

That’s how my sweetheart used to describe a place he lived in Maryland next to a creek at the end of a dirt road.  That was the whole point of living there.  Nothing happening.  Just a canoe, some crab traps, … Continue reading

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Still learning to pause for a moment

While I consider myself to be quite part time, my days can certainly get busy.  My income currently relies on me to get the work, and when I don’t work, I don’t get paid.  No more salary for me.  There’s … Continue reading

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