Brian Dickens Barrabee

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Journalist at Medium

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Disillusioned At The Doctor’s Office

2 days ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Suddenly there was a cry out in the waiting roomMy wife had to go into work and I had a doctor’s appointment. I drew the assignment of watching our youngest. I’d been going to the same doctor for a good many years and she always gave me a sympathetic ear. I liked her very much, had the feeling she was on my side. I felt it prudent to give her office a call to ask her if it would be Ok to have a 3 year old to my appointment.
Sneaky Inflation Fighters

1 week ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Pay less, drink lessThere was a time in the 1970’s where restaurants and bars started severing more. The quantity of food and drink became more and more generous for the money diners and drinkers had to shell out for usually more than their fill. This trend continued to grow right up thru the 2010’s because of competitive pricing, competition and increased food production.
Stupidity Leads to Bankruptcy

1 week ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Money does matterNot bragging; I’m confessingMy father passed away 40 some years ago. One of the things that his will directed was I should inherit a small case, about as big as a Cracker Jack’s box. It was shaped like a treasure chest. It had no lock. I was also to receive, “the contents within.”Curious about exactly what it contained as soon as I constructively received the box, I opened it. MoneyThere were 25 silver dollars in the small box.
We’re All Just Animals

1 week ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Which animal would you and like-mind people chooseI had my cat Smokey and my cousin Kit had his dog Wiggles. If we ever had a chance us as kids to answer the question, “I you were an animal, which one would you choose to be?”I’m quite sure Kit would’ve been a dog; and I’m very sure I’d have been a cat!As seniors, with changing circumstances, our choises may be different.
Surprise at the Corner Pub

1 week ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Everyone was in high spirits when they called out the answerI’m proud of my adopted town of Philadelphia. Although I was born in New Jersey, I eventually immigrated to the “City of Brotherly Love” after college. Oh everyone’s heard of, and probably visited the normal tourist attractions: the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, the Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross House (and no, they didn’t live together), the Museum of the American Revolution and many other icons in the country’s history.
So You Want to Be a Billionaire?

2 weeks ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Then you need not read furtherI entered my real estate office the same time as I usually do. I listen to my answering machine as per my morning routine. It was the summertime and students were lining up apartments in which to reside for the coming fall and spring terms. And that was my business — gettin’ ’em housing. I listened to all the messages that had been made the previous night, when no one was maning the phone. There were quite a few people to call.
The Teacher I Didn’t Marry

2 weeks ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Is the character of someone that choses teaching as a profession also good in a marriageMy mother has always been a proponent of love and marriage. Many mothers are I’m told. She frequently bought up the subject while my brother and I were progressing throughout our formative years. She had the ability to influence us in our choices of dates and of potential steady partners.
Happy To Be A Human

2 weeks ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

Not charity but generosity of spiritA senior’s faith in his fellow man is restoredWhat do I know about computers, chargers, tech in general. I’ve acumulated only enough knowledge in my 82 years to realize when things are not working. I try to pound out a story a day for Medium. Not because readers give a damn but because I give a damn. I love to see the Medium states change when a post I’ve done is trending up.
Careful Who You Quote

3 weeks ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

I mangled, misquoted and never saw her againWe were both freshman at the University of Delaware. We found our selves outsiders hailing from New Jersey when it seemed like 95% of the students came from the state of Delaware. State school, lower tuition, less stringent admission standards for Delawareans, I get it. The mission of a state university is to educate the good young citizens of the state of which it bears the name.
Unorthodox Advice

3 weeks ago | bdb4224.medium.com | Brian Dickens Barrabee

She gave it, then she sat downMy wife and I were new to TimeLeft dinner, a social app that connects its users for group dinners with people who are previously unknown to each other.. The folks who belong are all like minded strangers who enjoy fine dining. An algorithm that considers things like jobs, lifestyle, personality, age and food preferences selects who will meet with whom and in what restaurant. Each participant is responsible for paying for his or her own meal.