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1995? For me, personally, I'd say some things are better, some are worse. I was struggling to get by on $8.60 an hour back then, couldn't live on my own so I had a room-mate. I was still a year away from the tech job that would crack open my real career and bring me where I am today.
1996 - first tech job, income doubled+ overnight. Got my own first place. Commuting between Portland and Chicago every 2 weeks for a year. Feels like that was when my life really started.
2025? Still working in tech, married 14 years, 6 figure salary, bought a house 4 years ago. OTOH - 2 heart attacks, congestive heart failure, cancer scare in the past 2 weeks. Looks like they got it all, but I need to back in 6 months for a re-check.
Good luck at your next appointment! 🤞
Melanoma? They can get all that shit pretty reliably these days. I just passed my last 6mo check and I'm back on yearlies.
If not melanoma then good luck, fellow traveler. Fuck cancer.
15 polyps and 2 actual tumors. :(
Ohhhh shit. Good luck with treatment
If there’s anything better now than 30 years ago it’s science, technology and medicine combined to make better treatments for cancer and other diseases. The 6-month checkup is good news (from my experience), then it will be yearly. Good luck!
The big one (30mm) they not only removed, but they tattooed the spot where they took it from for future checks.
So now I can legit say "Yes, I have a tattoo... no, I won't show it to you!" LOL.
You are hilarious! Glad you have a sense of humor. Not that it’s a contest but I got you beat… I have 4 dots! Lol