Chris - Tortured Systems Engineer™️

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Madam

800mg Motrin, drink plenty of water, and put on clean socks!

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I am finally going to go see an orthopedic surgeon today for my knee.

After 25 years of walking on steel decks in the Navy, a couple of decades of running, and numerous falls and other accidents I’m sure the doctor will love what they will see.

I decided to go to an exclusive membership dinner tonight…

Felt healthy today to take my Valentine on an off-leash walk to let her chase squirrels and birds until her heart was content.

Current mood so far since January 21st 2025

Sweet!

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Having a pretty nasty hamstring injury plus living in a house with a lot of stairs and a demanding dog with no backyard for her makes for interesting times…

Or in other words:
- “I will lie for you if you pardon me”

Or
- “He’s guilty as hell and I got the goods”

Better chemistry and lots of walking

Not to brag or anything, but check out my latest score!

I slipped an fell earlier in the week. Urgent care this morning and possible partial tear of my hamstring.

I’m not going anywhere!

I can confirm it feels like -3°F out there

Yale writ large on the quality of certain graduates.

I hate that I’ve seen this. I need to find bleach.

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Preach

Inside of you there are two wolves

I made a new friend today.

His name is Rambo and he scampered away from his home and his retired father was worried about him.

Oh. My. Lord

Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn

Metro reading

My brother had to say goodbye to his dog of 16 years today. Zola is 10 years old. I hope I get 6 more years of pictures like this with her.

Totally believable.

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I was productive today since I have been furloughed:

- I did my taxes
- I rage cleaned my kitchen and bathrooms
- Took the dog on a long walk

And today is the 10th anniversary of this GIF.

So clap everyone!

Zola’s disappointment about the frozen pond and the inability to get in the water is palatable.

“Darn rat in Pennsylvania dictating weather patterns, again. This is some bulls___!”

Tired: Chris walking his dog with windchill temperature of 10°

Uninspired: It's been Groundhog Day for 12 months now...

Zola was so impressed with your snowman she had to pee next to it to claim it as her own.

You two… warn a fella about this stuff because I almost choked on my lunch reading it.