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    Holiday swearing

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    With the holiday season upon us and so many people out and about, it won’t be uncommon to hear frequent cursing at the mall, at the highway rest area, or walking your kid to school.

    Don’t let the holiday ‘Karens’ get you down

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    For those unfamiliar, Karen is a slang for an  irritating, entitled, and demanding woman exhibiting obnoxious behavior in public settings. According to Wikipedia, Karen is used as a slang typically for a middle-class white woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal. According to a popular meme, Karen sports an asymmetrical bob who is always asking to speak to the manager. 

    Dancing on the edge of retirement

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    I feel I am dancing on the edge of a knife (the unsharp side, of course) where one side is retirement, and the other side is work. I’m playing the middle at this point as I garner the benefits of each side: I work as a nurse on my terms, not constrained by full or part-time work, but being available as a substitute nurse or for working full-time for a specific period of time. (Look out, I may be administering flu shots at your CVS!) At this point in my life, I need that structure, collegiality, and the ability to work with the public. Okay, and the money doesn’t hurt.

    It’s niche TV these days, or as Bruce Springsteen once sang, ’57 Channels (and Nothin’ On)’

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    Many of us grew up watching three television stations and UHF, along with the necessary rabbit ears that always needed tending. Free television now consists of (according to strength of signal) ABC, MeTV, followed by PBS, CBS, NBC, HSN, ion, FOX, and some others originating from New York.

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