Just Chuck

I spent the last two weeks on a work trip to Las Vegas. I think the same thing is going around there. Three of the eight people I worked with came down with symptoms just like that. I’ve been non-symptomatic. So, I hope I dodged that one.

I set aside $20-50 per week in cash into a “play money” folder. This is genuinely disposable income. I only “window shop” ads if I don’t have enough to hire. I see price structures generally match regional costs of living. Here in Texas, provider rates are generally lower than in the rocky mountains or on either coast. So, normal sessions here often run in the $300-400 range. If I haven’t set aside that much at any given. moment, I delay hiring. If I really want to get off, but don’t have the cash available to hire someone that I’d really want or can’t find one that I’d be willing to spend that much on, I can usually find a masseur in Texas in the $150-250 range. I definitely would never borrow money to hire or choose to spend money to hire that I’d need for some other expense.

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Young Lincoln Statue I wasn’t prepared to imagine Abraham Lincoln as a slender hunky young guy.

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