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The End of an Era
In the US Air Force, as in all military branches, there is a hierarchy of organizations. To make it easy, I’ll just talk the basics on a base. You have the wing, which is composed of groups. And each group is composed of squadrons, some sorted by job or career field like civil engineering, and…
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Daily Prompt 2/16/23
If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? I LOVE this question! My biography would be titled something like “Viewer discretion advised.” Another good choice would be “Profanity.” But if I ever actually write a memoir, it will be titled “Jazz Music and Improper Dancing.” I was once reading a historical…
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Soccer Registration
I registered Girl for the upcoming spring soccer season. And again, I signed up to be the head coach. Last season I figured out some way to write down the names of the kids on my team, but I didn’t find that way this time, so I just emailed the division coordinator to let him…
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Conversations with Boy #3
I finally told Boy #3 all about me. My mind is blown. First I told him that I was going to change my name soon. Then we talked about how the doctor asked him at his last appointment if he identifies as a boy. I asked him if he knew why she asked him that…
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Lightbulbs and batteries
Do you know how many types of tiny batteries there are? You know, the kind that go into car fobs, garage door openers, Christmas decorations, watches? There’s at least three different types. And lightbulbs are even worse. How do you choose a damn lightbulb at the store where there’s an entire wall of lightbulbs? Today’s…
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Daily Prompt 2/13/23
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Am I patriotic? You’d think the answer to this would be an easy yes, right? I mean, I did retire from the Air Force and deployed 9 times in my 20 years. So surely I MUST be patriotic, right? By some people’s standards, they would…
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Super Disappointment
I am a Philadelphia Eagles fan. Although I am not officially from the Philly area, the ex’s family is, so that made my love of the Eagles “acceptable.” The real reason I love the Eagles is because I grew up in Syracuse, NY watching Donovan McNabb play college ball there and I followed him to…
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Adderall Shortage
Today was my last day of having any Adderall. Well, generic Adderall. When I called the pharmacy to fill my prescription, I was informed that they don’t have any and it’s on backorder. That’s not cool. Once in a while I actually remember to refill it at the soonest opportunity. But usually I remember to…
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Daily Prompt 2/11/23
Is there anything you feel too old to do anymore? Fuck no! I do not believe that I am ever too old for anything. My body is not routinely sore when I try to do something and if I start a new workout program and I am sore, it’s simply because it’s working new muscles.…
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Piggies!!
Three weeks ago we made a deal with Girl and Boy #3…keep your room clean for one month and you can get a small animal in a cage like a gerbil, guinea pig, chinchilla, hedgehog, whatever. They went back and forth for awhile about what they wanted and settled on a guinea pig. Then the…