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awww... I 'ruined' a surprise dinner with my girls & the ex - as I had already scheduled grocery delivery for the eve, which was too far in to cancel/reschedule :( ...they were arguing earlier over what restaurants I like, which makes it sadder that I'm unable to go tonight :(

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2 weeks ago, Weds the 13th, I flew to ND to see my fathre, the 'Elder Tom,' who had been released from ICU w/ nothing more the doctors could do for him.
Had great convos with him, listening & feeling intently, for a couple/few days until he passed - seemingly comfortable & without pain - on Sun the 17th.
I stayed & assisted, his funeral...
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amra:
I’m so sorry for your loss 💔 I know you’re a full grown up, but death has a way to shake us, so I’m here for you if you need anything. Stay safe 💜
wolfox:
@amra thank you, very much.
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flying out tomorrow, so hopefully I'll miss the incoming snow storm ( I should, unless it arrives earlier than expected ) ... either way, I'll be headed towards the airport in roughly 12hrs from now for ND

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First off, here's to a Safe & Secure 2021!!


Well, the year ended as it had began - with my fathre in GF ICU *sighs*
on the "good" end of things, he isn't in sepsis & is aware, though drugged up, far unlike last year's ICU & long stretch to semi-recovery

times like this I'm not entirely certain that it's great that I have...
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I'm old enough to remember when New Year's Rockin' Eve had actual Rock groups performing... ( ah, Dick Clark, we miss you )
it's the End of the Year as we know it, and I feel... well... that it's ending as it'd begun *crosses fingers for a better 2021*
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First off...
Merry Yule!
Lively Krampusnacht!
Cheerful Sol Invictus!
Steamy Saturnalia!
Sunny Solstice!
Mirthful Mummer's Day!
Celebrate Modraniht!
Festive Hogmanay!
Bright Bodhi Day!
Gleeful Pancha Ganapati!
Festal Malkh!
Jolly Yalda!
Carefree Koliada!
Sprightly Soyal!
Sanguine Salgirah!
Happy Hanukkah!
Joyous Festivus!
Killer Kwanzaa!
Gay xmas
+ many more...


...and moving on ;) :D


Yesterday we got hit with a snowstorm/blizzard accompanied by outrageous winds & huge...
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I admit, I have an... unusual?... work ethic/mentality than many I work/have worked with and people I know -I far prefer working at least part of a day than spending 3 or more days stuck at home. -while my 'social structure' is largely work-only, 95% of convo is work related...
...I'll probably never understand the text/call thing at work, if I'm at work and it's...
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give me a goal for 2021 ( as it's not even 4 weeks away! ) ... a feasable, reachable goal, of course - not some absurd nonsense or metaphysical whathaveyou or "see a doctor" unaffordable b.s., but an actual feasable, reachable goal within the reach of my abilities & skillset(s)

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it was a wonderful - and, yes, sad - service for a co-worker I thought of as friend... if only we could all be so lucky to have the same friendly, hard-working, ethical, jovial, & yet simple and sturdy mindset & attitude towards life as this man did with the same strength

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many states/cities, etc went into pre-holiday lockdown (again) - YET airports nationwide & highways/interstates saw record travel !
unemployment & rent/bill assistance requests at record high - YET this weekend had record sales, in-store & online
& the weekend's not over yet !