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I want to take a moment to share some pictures and story about my new little buddy ...

His name is Lewis, but I call him “Louie” for short. He just turned 4 months this week. He, his mother, and litter mates were abandoned when they were just a week or two old. To make matters worse, this mother was hit by a car shortly
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What a year and wild ride it’s been ... May 20th marks one year since I reach full time at the university, benefits, union and job security. I be lying if I said I knew even more and better things were coming. After putting the work in at two sometimes three jobs I paid off my debt, got my own place, a new reliable car,...
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Today was sure a day I was wondering if it would ever come. Back story, as a young person raised in a strict home, going off to college, and making more money then someone that age should, I was opened up to a great big world and I jumped in head first. I grew up with a celebrity chef for a father and could go...
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It’s cloudy, rainy, and gloomy outside. The birds are singing and the spring flowers fill the air with wonderful fragrances. It’s a bittersweet day for me. I work for a major university here, as a cook in one of the largest dining halls in the United States. This is not your normal dining hall or all you can eat buffet/cafeteria. It’s set up in venues...
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Here’s a fun topic. We’ve all heard it. “You look like ????”. I heard everything from Billy ray Cyrus to Jesus, to Captain Jack Sparrow. Basically if they are white with long hair, and a little hair on their chin, I’ve heard it and just laughed. The two I hear most often though are HKB Shawn Michaels, and Dana Carvey’s character Garth from the movie...
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So I decided I wanted to express myself a little ... I’ve always wanted ear piercings but for decades now I’ve always worked places that would not allow to have them ... So what if I’m a little old to be getting my ears pierced, I feel good ... I’m already planning more

Oh yes, smiles sure change, they can change to a frown or they can change someone’s frown into its own smile ... the last month and a half have been extremely draining, physically, mentally, and emotionally for me ... whether it’s been work, outside influences, stress, or just personal harm, I started to just let myself go ... watching this happen just made me more...
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After get my ass handed to me at work for the past 4 days, a migraine set in yesterday morning .... I tired to head it off, with my meds, before I had to work, but a last it was to late, I couldn’t even stand up with out passing out ... Sick day for me ... meds and sleep calmed it down, but I...
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