>>>>>>>Hey, all. I just called Round Lake police and they're dispatching a unit to his house. I'll let you know if I hear anything, though I probably won't.
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>>>>>>I thought I'd let everyone who cares know that I've heard from Mike. He's okay; this was a false alarm.
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>>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>>I sympathise with Mike, and like him a lot. but i can't help feeling "Boy who cried wolf". Next time is anyone going to mobilise?
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>>>>Yes. I really am embarrassed about it and know I need to clean things up.
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>>>>Doing a lot of reading. That's my temporary remedy. I sincerely hope working again, in an exotic locale, will snap me out of it. I have been more worried about money than I let on to anyone.
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>>>Hey, I've got money worries, since losing that job. But drink is the LAST thing I can afford to turn to. I have to count the change in my pocket before considering a few pints down the pub.
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>>Well, sure, that makes perfect rational sense. It's just that the compulsion to drink does not behave by rational rules. More the opposite sometimes in my own experience.
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>Hell, i know that :-)
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>>I am pleased to say this has been an excellent week. Almost anything would be after last week, which was a nightmare. Financial worries and boredom are huge triggers for me. Just having an income and being busy again are like having a weight lifted off my shoulders.
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>Keep your pecker up
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Is that another of those phrases that has different meanings here and there, or did you mean it exactly the way I read it? ;-)

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>>Good luck with the new job search. Please say as much or as little as you like, publicly or privately.
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>Thanks. It's a bit depressing. There is one poss., as a tech. auth. You know me and being a stickler for English and grammar, and I pride myself on good process explanation, etc. It would be just up my street.

Yes, it would. Another possibility along the same lines is writing specifications, where clarity is essential. (And rare, at least on this side...) This is certainly not original advice but take advantage of your strengths!