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He lunges from left to right, securing his black Pumas against the goal post and suffocates the bright-orange hockey ball before the marauding yellow team can squeak it past him.

When the whistle stops play, he glances over to make sure we're watching. Happy as a clam behind his helmet's cage and bopping his head up and down like a parrot.

"Way to go, Cholly!" one of the fathers yells, slouching comfortably  in his folding chair.

"His name is Charlie," his son says, stressing the "arlie."

"Well here in Philadelphia, we say Cholly," he says proudly, adjusting his thick gold chain around his deeply tanned neck.

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Over fifteen percent of San Diego County's population of 2.9 million has been evacuated from their homes due to impending threats of fast burning fires. The San Diego Charger's home field, Qualcomm Stadium, as well as local shelters and hotels are being filled up as a safe-haven for relocated San Diegans. More than 1,300 homes and businesses have been set afire by the wind propelled wildfires and containment in some areas is still zero percent. (READ MORE)

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I started a blacksmithing class last night.  It was, in short, awesome.  I love the power of fire, I love working with tools, and I love making things, so the class is fun for me in a number of ways.

 

As we fired steel, heating it until it glowed white and became as soft as clay, I got to thinking of how so many of us are very much like steel.  For me, this is particularly true of the challenged and broken people who share my world.  

 

We stand up against the elements of our life.  Sometimes, we rust or stain, but we still stand up tall against the wind, the rain, the cold.  We brace ourselves and others, creating foundations, cores, and towers that protect.  We endure blows.  We are, for the most part, as solid as anything on earth.  

 

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I am awake, but not really.  There is a gray fog wrapped about my head, twirling in my eyes.  And my eyes are itching, watering a little.  My tongue and my teeth are absent, though I have a vague idea they're still there in my mouth.  Missing in action too, my ability to vocalize appropriately.  I test my speech and manage a breath and then "gug gug."  

 

I see the ceiling above my head, white with the one little crack, or is it a crack?  Crack?  Where did that word come from?  The ceiling sure looks bright.  I like bright.  Bride?  In white.  Like the ceiling.  Where am I?

 

"Home."  I think, and I might slur it aloud.   "Machine."  

 

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Whether Charlie is walking from his classroom to art class or sitting at an assembly or standing in a badly formed line for a fire drill, he's always being followed. Mrs. D is never more than a few feet away, her eyes locked upon him.
Even photos of Charlie from the kindergarten Halloween parade capture Mrs. D in the background, dressed like a bumblebee, grasping Charlie's black rocket-designed diabetes bag in her left hand. (READ MORE)

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Before the start of the school year, Charlie took a "Mr. Smarty Pants" test at the recommendation of the guidance counselor.  The test was to determine whether or not he was fit for advanced classes.

 

He didn't pass. The test was split in two parts - the first part consisting of difficult puzzles to solve and the other being common sense type questions.  He aced the puzzle part. Not only that, the guidance counselor told Susanne that he solved the puzzles faster than anyone in recent memory. However, when asked what he would do if he saw that his neighbor's house was on fire, he stumbled.

 

"Get low on the floor."

 

I'm just glad he didn't say, "Get some marshmallows."

 

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She calls me on the phone at work. With a lack of privacy, there’s not much I can say.

 

“I just hate this disease so much, you know???”

 

“mmhmm.”

 

“I wish it was a physical thing that I could just rip out of him.”

 

“mmhmm.”

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I'm exhausted this week, but I wanted to share how great things are with me right now. I started training for the new job over the weekend. I've continued that into this week and will be going through intensive training over the next several before being thrown into the fire to actually take over the position (I am replacing someone who is retiring).

 

Things are great at the new job. Absolutely, hands down great. I really couldn't ask for a better workplace at this moment. Everyone has made me feel welcome. Everyone is open to questions and giving me space to learn. And the way I feel by making a difference every minute of the day is just absolutely amazing.

 

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Life is full of simple pleasures.

Today I slept in until 12. I made some coffee. I drank about 4 cups. I had a nice little breakfast. I turned on the tv and actually caught a decent movie. The movie was, "The Broken Trail" with Robert Duval. It was about some good ol' cowboys taking some horses about 800 miles or so through some beautiful country in Wyoming. The movie really hit home with me this morning. I love to be outside. I love that I am country guy and that I am in my element when I am out in the wilderness. I love a good fire and a good meal. Sometimes I am happiest with just a cup of coffee and maybe a smoke if I feel like it.

Bottom line is today I was depressed.

I had a nice breakfast, watched that great movie, drank my coffee, and then tested my sugar.
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This morning, I have the heat up and a fire burning. I'm attempting to take this third "snow/ice day" to get some of my own work done. Papers, research, and taxes. I also have to handle a stolen paycheck at some point (although I don't think the roads will let me get very far today and that requires a trip to the police station).

 

This cold weather does not motivate me to do much. Especially things that require running around town like picking up school books, going to that police station, and getting decent groceries. But even inside, I'd rather just curl up under my covers and watch TV.

 

There are things on my lists that I have to do though. I have to pay bills and handle some odd charges on my internet bill. I have to pay my taxes at some point (thanks, Uncle Sam). I also have to decide what my living situation is going to look like in the near future.

 

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