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posted 02/25/2008, comments (2)

oh woe is me ...

this is another of those "just need to get it out"! posts. so I go to work this morning, about 9:30 or so I get summoned to a conference room. I GOT FIRED!!!!! This has never happened to me in my life! and I feel like a complete idiot. The story is, we were making fun of another co-worker (by email) who... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/19/2008, comments (4)

At the Crossroads

During the course of life we occasionally find ourselves at a crossroads, a time when important decisions have to be made.I reached a crossroads early on in the course of my multiple sclerosis. It was rather quickly apparent that a 40-hour work week was no longer feasible. I made the decision to take a part-time job, working five days a week, four... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/16/2008, comments (0)

Managing the SSDI Maze

I'm not going to tell you how to apply for - and receive - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. I haven't applied and I likely won't for quite a long time (numb fingers and toes crossed). Frankly, I'm freaked out by the whole process; by the idea that I'd have to quit my job before I'd even apply and... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/20/2008, comments (0)

Why are you afraid to turn the pages?

Do you remember "The Monster at the End of this Book", where the loveable Grover was afraid to turn each page of the book? If so, you'll recall that he was afraid of the monster that was supposed to be behind each and every page. It turned out that his fear was irrational because he was the monster at the end of the book. It's... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/19/2007, comments (0)

Health Care Crisis is All Too Real

Whether or not it has yet made its presence known in your family, the health care crisis is all too real for tens of millions of Americans. Who are they? They are you and me. They are citizens of the United States of America. They are taxpayers. They are workers. They have pride. They have not spent their lives looking for handouts. They have... Read more Chevron

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