Tag: Sick

I should be ashamed of myself. I have reached an age and am in a position where I should not be saying I’m ill when I’m not. It’s not cool to drop your colleagues into trouble. You should take on your share of the burden of work. Not lie. Be your best self. Last week I did ...

I would like to spend a week without seeing my own face. What a bold request to have in 2023. I don’t remember when was the last time I had even a day like that. And no, it’s not the mirror in my bathroom the problem. It’s the laptop and the phone, the most used mirrors&...

We are living in extremely uncertain times, where your employer can lay you off at any time, and sometimes even without giving a reason. And if you are a high-performing employee, you’re at a higher risk! Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash But why? Companies are going ...

I am tired of waiting. But waiting is what I do best. The Morning Wait I wait for the alarm clock to go off in the morning so I can get out of bed. If I wake up before the chime jars me out of my dream world, I don’t leave my bed. I don’t dare. I wait until the device says it&rs...

I’m usually pretty excited to go on vacation. Doh. Who isn’t? The adrenaline and anticipation is like none other. From the moment you book your trip to the moment you land in a spanking new destination, the exhilaration just fills the air. I’m not even tired from the commute becaus...

I was hoping the reasons would be obvious. Apple’s ad The Greatest (2022) uses the bodies of disabled people to advertise what it calls its disability features, including Voice Control and Door and Sound Recognition. It presents their use of these features as making their very lives ...

There are certain things that I am SO fucking tired of overhearing ignorant, racist, bigoted people say. Especially seeing it typed out where I can read it on social media. I’m not gonna bullshit you: I’m in a mood. I am Caucasian myself, but I can tell you that I am not ignorant, rac...

Having a sick wife is being angry that you were awake all night listening to her vomit because you have to work the next day and she gets to sleep in but also knowing it’s not her fault and she’s miserable and you can’t be mad because that’s not fair but ev...

Spotting crops or woodland that are suffering from damage or disease from ground level is notoriously difficult because there’s just so much stuff in the way — after all, there’s whole idiom dedicated to extolling the difficulties of seeing the wood for the trees. It makes sense th...