I’m a Med Aide at an Assisted Living Center here in Portland now and beyond considerations regarding HIPAA violations, I also respect the privacy and autonomy of the residents I’m helping take care of.

For similar reasons, I didn’t write about first dates back when those were happening all the time. It seemed unfair to show someone who often didn’t even know that this project existed.

Weird to draw a connection between taking care of mostly elderly folks and the … several women I went on first dates with in 2014, but the situations are similar in my mind.