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You ate yourself out of house and home

January 29, 2009 – 6:49 am

I took an actual sick day for the first time in years. Sure, many a time have I stayed home ill, only to end up working as much as usual thanks to the magic of VPN. And I intended to do the same yesterday, my laptop all set up and retrieving email after email. But [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Job | Comments (7)

I'm your doctor and here's your bill

May 9, 2008 – 12:44 pm

Let's see here, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. Note to self: If you take a bunch of cats into your home, eventually some of them will get sick and then you not only have to clean out 60 litter boxes several times a day, you have to administer medication, somehow serve different types of food [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Animals, Cats, Pets, Vets | Comments (1)

It's a sick world, sick, sick, sick

May 5, 2008 – 10:07 am

Two different trains I took this morning were delayed due to sick passengers. I like to think it was the same guy both times. At Marcy Ave, he was all like "Whoa I'm not gonna make it," but when the EMS guys arrived, he was all like, "You know what, I'm fine, I'll be okay." [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Mass Transit | Comments (0)

0 for 1

February 14, 2008 – 3:21 pm

The other day I trudged uptown to the Bed Bath & Beyond way over past 1st Ave and 61st St. It's nice to have this big box store sort of nearby, but it's always a bit of a hike. I go by the Roosevelt Island tram, which is always fascinating in its total obsolescence (don't [...]

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Here comes sickness

April 3, 2007 – 3:20 pm

Somehow, despite my healthy lifestyle choices and PMA, my cold continues unabated. I thought recovery was imminent when my voice gave out on Sunday, but I'm still decidedly unwell two days later, albeit in new and disgusting ways. My only solace is that by not using my federally-mandated sick days, I may very well infect [...]

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