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That Time We Learned About Salesmanship
Those heady days of the 1980s seem so long ago. Well, they were, more than 30 years past now. It was just another decade,...
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Being a Kid Again
First, let me begin with my condolences on the passing of your mom. What a grand, strong, vital person she was. I was 6...
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Isolation
Recently, three of my siblings and I spent some time on my brother’s patio, sharing stories of our childhood and taking turns skewering each...
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As The Days in Captivity Pile Up
My wife is happy that instead of focusing my angst and frustration at her, I have a new target. We work together, and we...
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How Can I Offend You Today?
This is something from the outer reaches of my brain, and normally those knock around in there like pinballs until they get replaced by...
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Every Day is Groundhog Day
In the last three weeks, I have been to Chicago, Florida, and Tennessee. It’s good to be back home, even though the weather totally...
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So They’re Telling You to Say “NO
The proper answer was “no.” The sane, reasonable answer was “no.” I came to the interview, curious, if not a bit hesitant. It was...
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Expectations?
Two weeks ago today, my expectations were running high. As I sit here writing this, turning the clock back exactly two weeks puts me...
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Compare & Contrast – How Things Can Be The Same, Yet Different
u·nique /yo͞oˈnēk/ 1. being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. synonyms: distinctive, individual, special, quirky, eccentric, isolated;
My mother-in-law is 94 and...
