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All generations have their good and bad points; mine just had better music Much has been said, and will undoubtedly continue to be said, about differences between generations. So far as I’ve been able to see, every generation thinks theirs is the best. They will admit that the one preceding theirs had it rougher and
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Besides scheduling time off and making sure the dogs are settled with friends, among a thousand other things, there was the matter of making sure the car was up to the trip. Road trips can always be magical, wondrous times to really get close to the family. Sometimes too close. What parent hasn’t heard, “Are we there yet?”
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How clean is your garage? That’s assuming you have a garage, of course. If you’re lucky – or smart – you don’t have one and in that case you can simply read this and make fun of your family and friends who do have one of the damn things. Here’s another question: how clean is
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I asked a small group of people – all writers and editors – to give me a list of things they couldn’t do without. Being writers, and with imposed or self-imposed deadlines, they sent their lists to me anyway. I’d like to think it’s because they like me or found this interesting. However, I know
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Are you crazy? Yann Martel, in Life of Pi,says, “All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways.” If that’s the truth, then we’re all just a bit crazy, some of us obviously more than others. So, the next question is, how crazy are you? Well, let’s see.
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On a quiet Tuesday evening a few years ago I was sitting with my father in his room at San Diego Hospice. He hadn’t spoken in a day or so and I was watching his face and hearing him breathe and just stayed close. As I sat there I saw his hands. Hands I have
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Because understanding can be a difficult thing, world-class social media is no longer just good, or something that might help a career. World-class social media has become a requirement for those who seek to do something beyond themselves. That being said, just what is “world-class social media” and how does it help you negotiate your
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