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The words on the citation couldn’t be more embarrassing: “Speeding in a school zone.” It conjures a mental picture of a vehicle racing past a school with children screaming and backpacks flying. But, if you look closer, it says the posted speed was 20 miles per hour, and my speed — yes, MY speed — was 23 mph. Not so dire after all, but still a violation.
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0.1. That was the tiny gap on a Wednesday morning at Wilshire between being allowed to donate blood and being sent home with a “thanks, but no thanks.”
When you donate blood there is a pre-screening process to make sure you are healthy and thus eligible. That includes answering 54 questions about medical history and lifestyle, and getting pulse, temperature and blood pressure checked. The last step is a hemoglobin test, which is a simple finger prick and a drop of blood squeezed onto a slide and put into a scanner.
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We spent all of January 2 packing away Christmas. As usual, we assessed some decorations – mostly lights and garland – to see how worn and tired they were. Some went back in boxes for next year, some went in the trash, and a few items were set aside for donations. But after a full day of work, and only a couple of good head bangs on the low “hobbit door” entrance into our attic, we got it all put away until next year.
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