Mike Goad on November 13th, 2008

Inspired Parking
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Quick answer:  because they are lazy, don’t want to walk any further than they have to and basically don’t care if it inconveniences others.
The ones that really bother me are those who park in handicap spots when they don’t have a disability license plate or mirror hang tag.
I also [...]

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Mike Goad on August 28th, 2008

That would have been the average life expectancy of a person diagnosed with lupus 40 years ago — 5 years.
Twenty years ago, when my wife was diagnosed with it, the life expectancy was — possibly a normal life expectancy.
Karen was in pain, she was weak, she tired out quickly.  One doctor dismissed her symtoms as [...]

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Mike Goad on May 20th, 2008

I’m still working this contract job and I’ve come down with a (almost) summer cold.
Hopefully, I’ll kick it before it knocks me down for the count.
At least it’s not the flu — different symptoms, at least so far.
I need to see if I can get some sleep.·´¯`·.¸¸.··´¯`·.¸¸.··´¯`·.¸¸.·z z z z z z z z z [...]

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