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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Stressed to Where Sleeping Was a Problem

June 2009. One of the best pieces of advice I received in my life came from Dad during eighth grade. So stressed to the point where I could not sleep on account of being unable to complete a Physics assignment that I did not understand, Dad said to me, "Don't let something affect your sleep. Things... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Turn It Back On

Often, watching television at Location B puts Dad to sleep. When he was living with Mom, the same happened there, too. And just like when he was living with Mom, whenever I turn the television off, he will wake up and say, "Turn that television on." "But you were sleeping." "I want it on." The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Gravity

Now it is time to talk about how Mom and Ann felt during the Refinance Rollercoaster. Both did not seem to understand the gravity of the situation. "Oh, by the way, Bank #2's board rejected the loan," Mom told me one day in June 2009. I could not believe Mom broke the news to me in an, "Oh by the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 24, 2016

The Shortest Workday

The shortest workday I ever had was five minutes back in May 2004. What happened was that it was my cousin John's daughter's Baptism. The Baptism was in the morning. Dad and I went for a ride afterwards. Because we were short on help, Location A's trash cans had not been dumped. Dad had me run the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Interested Banks

Out of the twenty or so banks Dad talked to during The Refinance Rollercoaster, there were three banks that were interested. When I first met Doug the Banker from Bank #1, he sounded super disinterested. Right away, with Dad, Doug revealed he was having major back pain. Dad suggested they... Sign in to see full entry.

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