Should definitely be interesting, Ken. Yes, practicing psychotherapy
over the meat.
And Candice is right; no way it's pathetic, . . . after all these
years...
Doug
On 27-Jan-07, at 7:06 PM, Ken Wolman wrote:
> So out of the hospital I had to figure out what I wanted to do with
> myself.
> No-brainer: file for Social Security. I don't know what they call it
> out of
> the States, but I suppose anywhere it spells "pathetic."
> I am filing for Disability. Quite a bit more per month, harder to
> get, but
> since I am now classified as a nutjob, I might just succeed.
> I have had enough of corporatism. Thirty years of it is way
> sufficient.
>
> All this leaves me with far too much time to get myself in trouble.
> So low-paying jobs to fill out the income are a Good Thing(TM).
> I have one waiting.
> Next week I start working in a supermarket a few miles from home.
> The money is piss-poor but it's unionized so health benefits will kick
> in
> after a few months.
> What will I be doing?
> I will be a meat cutter. Not a full-fledged butcher but someone who
> slices
> meat for customers in the Deli department, waits on them, puts up with
> their
> vile moods, and never does anything but be polite and compassionate.
> Note
> that last word. Not "put up with," but empathize, listen and be
> feeling.
> I'd probably be a good bartender, but let's not go there.
>
> Once I thought of training to do psychotherapy.
> Now I may be succeeding.
>
>
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