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Work on paper

In my last post, I thought of working on a new paper for publishing. Many, many months ago, I was working on improving school papers so that they could be published in academic journals. I will continue this work. I selected a paper on compensation and employee performance to improve. It is a topic I am interested in and I will work on improving that paper for publishing.

I prepared the paper for a Research Methods course I completed many years ago. It was one of several papers focused on the hand hygiene area. It was the paper just before the signature assignment - an earlier paper that led up to the signature assignment. I started the process. I read the paper, pulled up information on the paper from the blog for the course (https://fmooresignatureassignment3.blogspot.com/2016/08/assignment-9-submitted.html), and so on.

I already improved the signature assignment for this Research Methods course. I am very pleased with how it turned out. It is available as a preprint in ResearchGate.

(Links in the course blog no longer work. This means the paper is no longer available for viewing)

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#Update

 I can't believe it is Sunday already. The week went by in a jiffy. I had a cup of tea. It is one of those days. I have body aches. I feel a little weird. I feel like listening to music. It will assist in my recovery. Sometimes I am bored and have the urge to work on papers. Maybe I will start again soon. It will be at a slower pace though. My eye is better but I have issues.

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#Admirable Professions

I thought of professors right away. I admire the work professors do. I hope to be a professor one day. The motivation project I prepared for my PhD program provided examples of professors that do good work and similar positions I would like to fill.

I do admire other professions such as doctors, police officers, and people in international affairs. Doctors are in the healing business. They help people to live better lives. Police officers help people to live more law-abiding lives. They maintain order in society. Both of these professions are needed and important. 

Professions are admirable but the more I think about it, the people in the positions also have something to do with it. When the right person is in a job, the job he/she does rises to another level. For example, the person may interact better with individuals.

People should enter professions that are a good match for them.

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#Day Out

Today, I was at Golden Corral again. Just like last time, I was there with my father for a father-daughter day out. Again, I enjoyed my time at the restaurant.

I wanted to enjoy the food there but didn't want to eat too much. There were a lot of food options/offerings - fish, chicken, meatloaf, vegetables, cakes, pies, ice cream, and a lot more. I selected a small fraction of the options from the buffet.

My first plate of food had chicken and a few more items. After finishing my first plate and putting it aside, I moved on to plate 2 - a plate half-filled with macaroni and cheese and 4 other small items (shown below).

I had some delicious steak from my father.

I will complete the customer experience survey on the bill. It is essentially a customer review of the restaurant.

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In The News

The economy may be taking a turn. News reports indicate that applications for unemployment benefits are higher than normal. Tough times may be ahead.

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#Health Benefits

After my attempts to submit an online disability benefit application failed, I called the general number to set up an appointment. It is further away than I anticipated. 

I like that there are various benefits to assist people who find themselves in trouble in the US. Unemployment insurance and disability insurance are examples. People find themselves in all sorts of trouble. The benefits could be a lifeline. I do believe people prefer to be supporting themselves through gainful employment. But life happens.

I am still dealing with health issues - my eye and other issues. I have lots of appointments. I don't feel well sometimes. I hope I obtain disability benefits.

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#All Things Wise

I thought of this song today:

All things bright and beautiful

All creatures great and small

All things wise and wonderful

The Lord God made them all.

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#Another Time

I had a good time.

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#Update

 I had Popeyes chicken today. I enjoyed the chicken. My father brought it for me today. Maybe he knows that I am dealing with a lot and wanted me to feel better. I appreciate all he does.

My sister was here yesterday. She comes over from time to time to assist me. I appreciate their support during this time in my life. There is no doubt that family is important. I am dealing with health and other issues.

Tomorrow I will be going out to Golden Corral with my father. We go there from time to time. We sit and talk.

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#Fahmi Explained

 I am called "Fahmi" at home. Fahmi is short for Fahmeena. I don't use the name Fahmi at work. This happened because I always used Fahmeena at school. All my certificates and other records show Fahmeena. So that's it.

I feel better today. There has been so much sleeping recently maybe because of the heat or maybe because of the medication. All this sleeping will cause me to gain weight. I try to eat less but I still eat. I like to enjoy ice cream or other not-so-healthy foods from time to time. I had the big breakfast from McDonald's recently. Today I enjoyed a cup of tea with sugar. I need to be more active. I wish I had a treadmill. I am thinking of starting another blog to use life lessons for weight loss like I did last time. 

My glass mug broke. I don't believe it. I found my GW mug I bought over 20 years ago.

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#A Day Out

I was out all day yesterday. I was at a bowling alley first. It was a nice place. There were nice comfy chairs for us to sit in while we compete at bowling. We ordered food. A friendly waitress came over to ask us what we wanted. I wanted a drink but decided on a milk shake. We had appetizers. About fifteen minutes after we entered the place we were bowling. My first stroke was shaky. The ball went left. I got better. I was ecstatic when I knocked over 6 pins. It was a good day for the others. After the bowling alley, we gathered at my sister's house for a family get-together. There was cake.

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#Resolved

Plumbers came today to fix our plumbing issues. The work took a while. I had to clear a closet for them to fix an issue. I tried to stay out of the way. Major issues are now resolved. I no longer need to have big bottles of water delivered to the house. Thanks to family members for their solutions and for never letting me run out of water.

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#Thoughts This Morning

 I am having a cup of tea. I can hear the birds chirping outside. I can't believe it is Friday already. My birthday is coming up soon. My sister wants me to go over to her house. I believe staying in would be best. At one time, I thought of having a party. I don't think I want that anymore. It is not that I'm having the blues, there is just a lot going on. I did have a nice party in Guyana. Maybe Golden Corral is a good option. My father and I go there from time and time.

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#Storage

 Because of the heat, I had to change where my eye medication is stored. I placed it in the refrigerator. This reminds me of labs with medication or blood samples in the fridge.

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#It is hot

It is hot here in Maryland. We are in the midst of a dangerous heat wave. I even saw a news story about it. I am trying to stay cool. I am staying in and drinking lots of water. I think this summer will be a hot one.

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#As Usual

I just got dressed and ready for a doctor's appointment. As usual, I got up and did what was necessary to get my appointment on time. I am currently waiting for my father to pick me up. I am dealing with a lot these days but I try not to feel sorry for myself.

I also rode with my father to meet up with family and friends for a graduation party last Saturday. It was nice to meet with family and old friends. I had a good time. Going out is important.

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#Update

I was not working on revising and publishing my school papers for a while. There were papers being reviewed by journals but I stopped submitting new papers/articles. I was in Guyana doing other things. I accomplished some things in Guyana. I actually wrote a poem book for publishing! In May of 2024, I mentioned in this blog that my poem book was accepted for publishing. I expected the book to be published by the end of the year. It is taking longer than expected. A few weeks ago, I selected and signed off on a cover design for the book. Hopefully my poem book will be published by the end of this year.

While in Guyana, I heard back from two journals. However, I was unable to continue the process or complete what was requested because of resource constraints. I guess I missed out on publishing those papers.