Re: Checking in... anyone still here?

In article <[email protected]>,
Alan Ralph  <[email protected]> wrote:
>The Big Blue Alien steps into the Place.

Welcome back!  It has been quiet here.

>"Pan-Galactic Gargle-Blaster please, Mike. I definitely need it."

Oh, the *good* stuff.

I still check in here once a month or so.  Life has been interesting
again, got laid off a year ago, got a short term contract in the
second half of last year where they did not need someone like me
(someone who does SQA automation programming) so I was not a good fit
and glad when the contract ended.

Currently dealing with multiple medical issues, trying to get my
overdue butt scope done but it keeps getting rescheduled.  Family is
not doing well health-wise, brother let his diabetes get out of
control and ended up very sick for the last few months (and now won't
reply to my texts).  Uncle (mother's brother) is 90 and going into
hospice, it will become a death watch soon.  We lost my father's brother
last fall, so this will be the last of that generation for me.

One good thing that did happen is that I finally qualified for VA
Health, so now my health care is not tied to my job anymore.  That is
a HUGE relief and a big weight off of my shoulders.

Right now, I am trying to survive, looks like my retirement will be
delayed an additional year or two due to being out of work again.
Early retirement is not looking like a possibility anymore either.  So
trying to avoid depression starting again.

Wild Card


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