sick on vacation

As of this evening, I’ve officially been sick for two weeks straight.  I just took my temperature, and it’s over 100.  Argh!  Based on pain in my face and sinus pressure, the fever, and other symptoms, I’m pretty sure I have sinusitis.   I really need to just take it easy, but that is SO…

unilateral action

I seriously cannot believe Obama is considering unilateral military action against Syria.  One of the principle reasons – maybe the principle reason – I voted for Obama was because I thought he was unlikely to take unilateral military action against anyone.  (I was mostly worried about Iran.)  Seriously!  Did we not learn anything in Iraq?  I…

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Social Attitude Test

Radicalism 66.5 Socialism 25 Tenderness 53.125   “These scores indicate that you are a moderate progressive; this is the political profile one might associate with a university professor. It appears that you are skeptical towards religion, and have a pragmatic attitude towards humanity in general. Your attitudes towards economics appear capitalist, and combined with your…

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my worst moments

I am getting sick again.  Sore throat, headache, low grade fever, runny nose.  I cannot believe it.  We were hoping to go to the beach this weekend, but now I’m not sure it’s such a good idea. Before WaPo and the NYT starting charging to view their papers, I might have been blissfully unaware of…

growing up

I am still unbelievably congested.  I think I feel worse today than yesterday, which probably has a lot to do with working all day.  The man I sit next to was home today, presumably with the same illness.  I feel bad.  I hate people who come into work and get me sick, and I probably…

feeling truly awful

It is really quite amazing how poorly a cold can make you feel.  I started feeling truly miserable today at around 11 am and finally left work at around 2:30.  We don’t have sick leave, just paid time off which can be used either for vacation or sick time.  We’re also not really supposed to…