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Monday, February 24, 2020

Lent and Working

This Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Working on Lent is not a problem for me with the dietary restrictions. I don't eat meat on Fridays, hearkening back to the old days of Catholicism. The fasting is not difficult. We're allowed one meal and two half meals. Spacing out the mealtimes is easy.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

$25 Richer

Right before the Super Bowl, John Booth, who cleans our vacuums asked me who I thought would win. I told him the Chiefs. He figured the 49ers. He challenged me to a quarter bet. I took the bet. I was confident, and it was a gentleman's bet. A quarter wouldn't break anyone. The Chiefs won, and I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 21, 2020

"Mom Doesn't Drink"

Some Wednesday night dinner highlights at the diner. I had everyone laughing at dinner. We were talking about eldercare when Dad asked me who he would prefer to live with him, he or Mom. I answered Mom. He asked me why. "Mom doesn't drink,' I said. # Tony is fascinated by William. William killed his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Replace the Changer

Location B has a changer that breaks a lot. We've put a lot of time and money to keep it going. The time has come to replace it. We do have a changer that used to be at Location C. It kept getting vandalized due to its back location, so we yanked it out and stored it. The plan is to put it at B and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Halfway Through

I am halfway through my 10 Tuesdays off. Having a third day off during the week and two days off (thanks to Wednesday being an off day) has really been reinvigorating me during the week. Even so, I do not plan on using future vacation time in such a way, instead doing my traditional week off. I do... Sign in to see full entry.

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