Bloody Ordeal

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After returning Monday, I received a call from my doctor, asking if he could move my checkup appointment up to the next day. I was glad to oblige. Everything went well with him, then I got a blood draw. My doctor’s office has an onsite LabCorp facility, so it was convenient. Two lab ladies were present. One was very pregnant and the other appeared to be coming up to speed as her maternity leave replacement. The replacement stuck me once in my right arm but came up dry. Then she stuck me again in my right arm, but my blood was still not flowing very well. The pregnant lady took over and stuck me again in my left arm, but a coughing fit pulled the needle out of the vein. Finally, she switched to my right hand and got her blood. At this time, the tabletop centrifuge made a racket, and the crunching of glass could be heard. So, I was relieved this morning when my blood test results appeared in my in-box. My left arm is quite bruised.

Interesting Juxtaposition

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According to Anne, the Flat Rate Divorce billboard on the right went up first, and then the family values billboard appeared on the left like an awkward follow-up text. That would make the family values ad a not-so-subtle response to the divorce lawyer’s cheerful invitation to call it quits. Both are conveniently located in Southwest Airlines baggage claim, where, apparently, your luggage isn’t the only baggage that you are hauling around or the only thing in your life having separation issues. Bad press or just press? I’m glad that there was a follow-up response.

Comings and Goings

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Dave and the Boys Reunited

Last night, Maren landed on time. The boys were already asleep, but Kim stayed until she got home and after Maren returned, Kim then headed out to bed down across town with another one of her kids, not wanting to couch surf that night at Maren’s. After we went to bed Dave began jetting towards us, flying through the night. He landed at 5 AM. While he negotiated deplaning and then after taking an Uber home, the house awoke. Maren had to go into work and after taking the kids to daycare, Dave crashed. We took an Uber to Logan and flew home.