Category Archives: working world

What a Long Strange Year It Has Been

Posted on December 31, 2010 by randomyriad

Illustrated World/ December 2010 This has been a year of great change around here, and probably for many families. Some years are just like that. I lost my job and found another one almost as good. My lovely wife graduated … Continue reading →

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Working with Mindi

Posted on December 22, 2010 by randomyriad

I was going through my old document files this morning and found some notes I had written while I was working at Head Start a few years ago. I had the amazing experience of working with a young woman who … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #7: Miss Bianca and Mermaids Too

Posted on October 6, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 5 Miss Bianca’s Lab Day PartII By the time Bianca arrived at the lab, Random had all of the equipment set up and ready to go. So they had time to go over some of the data from the … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #3: Whispering Mermaids and a Bottle of Gin

Posted on September 29, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 3 Whispering Mermaids As Random drove the small back streets over Twin Peaks from the City College to the department office near the Medical Center, he focused on driving; the radio was off. He was part of the car. … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #2: Miss Bianca’s Lab Day

Posted on September 28, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 2 Miss Bianca’s Lab Day On the way to work, Random blasted the radio. The Who’s “Baba O’Reily” came on and he went all Keith Moon on the steering wheel while shouting the words: Out here in the fields … Continue reading →

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