Category: My Life
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Becoming Unbearable
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The first couple of times it was really kind of cool. We have a bear that lives somewhere in the neighborhood. Getting to see a bear in town, well, the suburbs, actually, but still, getting to see a bear was a thrilling treat. A sow and her cubs or a…
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International Left Handers Day
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Jdg 20:16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. 10% of the world’s population is left-handed, and if you are blessed or lucky enough to be one of us, congratulations. Here is a page…
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Again?
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So (I think it was 87% of bloggers start their blog entries with the word “so” although that statistic may be outdated any more), This is day 2 of a streak! If anyone is interested, I have joined another retail workforce. I left the grinning checkmark, which doesn’t treat its…
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Going Streaking
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Herb’s Blog Herbdate 21735-301(?): I hope I don’t have a stinky diaper, but I do want to start a streak and get on a roll. No, not the old 70’s kind of streaking, but I want to start a streak. I read the blog of a guy named Seth Godin…
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One Armed Paper Hanger In A Windstorm
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As in, “Busier than a.” Started a new job at the Amazon Distribution Center. (Read “‘Worst-kept secret’ in Colorado Springs leads to Amazon assumptions” to find out about the warehouse itself.) It’s actually a glorified, reinforced tent right now for unloading trucks and distributing merchandise. It’s a good job because…
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Just Wait
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The retail world is crazy and they have taken a time of wonder and beauty and turned it into something crass and vulgar. Or at least they have tried. No matter how much Mad Ave, Hollyweird and the rest of the entertainment industry try, it is still the fact that…
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Yakkin’ With A Razor (Or an explanation of my writing style)
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I was over at Seth Godin’s Blog, I read it every day, and ran across a very interesting turn of a phrase. He is some sort of motivational marketing maven and all-around business guru. I’ve seen a video of him talking to top IBM officials, presidents, vice-presidents and their upper-echelon…
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Musings
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I’ve made this commitment to writing something here and already I can see myself falling into the same trap as I did before. I can’t think of something to write about and think, “Well, I guess it can wait a day or two. I’d rather have something interesting or important…
