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Crappy Customer Service

2009-11-06T12:02:59Z

The other day, I stopped in at a fast food joint to get something to eat. I gave my order to the person standing behind the cash register, who did not acknowledge the order in any way and made no move to enter it into the cash register. Instead,...

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Lazy Helicopter Parents

2009-11-04T14:36:06Z

While out driving on Halloween the other night, I drove through a neighborhood in full trick or treat mode. Though a minority of older kids walked from house to house, most kids were driven by their parents to each house, getting in and out of t...

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Religion Salesman

2009-11-03T19:22:10Z

It seems as if I have a homing device to attract the religious of all stripes. I don't know what it is; perhaps it's my air of disrepute that attracts them like moths to a flame. Recently, they hired a new guy at my place of employment, a squeak...

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The Light At the End of the Tunnel

2009-11-03T01:02:32Z

I looked at my latest car payment statement. I only owe $660 more on my car, so I'll be finally free of car payments by the beginning of the year. It's been a long time since I've not owed on a car and I'm looking forward to having more money a...

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Quotes About Sex

2009-11-01T16:35:28Z

Here's a sample of quotes I found about sex while surfing the net. Enjoy! Love your neighbor, but don't get caught. -- Unknown Sow your wild oats on Saturday night -- Then on Sunday pray for crop failure. --Unknown When I'm good I'm very, very ...

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Quiz Question From Goodreads

2009-10-30T04:29:41Z

When I get bored, I go over to Bookreads and answer some questions from their "Never Ending Book Quiz". One question I came upon made me smile; it was as if it had been written especially for me. The quiz follows below: Which of the following f...

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Recurring Dreams

2009-10-29T03:53:41Z

For most of my life, I’ve had recurring dreams. These aren’t dreams where every detail is exact, but the key points are present in the theme. One dream I used to have fairly often as a kid involved me walking out onto a deserted beach. I’d come u...

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My Most Embarrassing Moment

2009-10-27T23:02:24Z

Like most people, I’ve had several embarrassing things to happen to me in my life. What I am about to relate, however, is probably my most embarrassing moment. One evening in the early nineties, I decided to drive thirty miles to a larger town to...

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Compassion Starts at Home

2009-10-27T03:02:39Z

Most of us were raised to believe that any sort of self-pity is an emotion that must be avoided like the plague. We were taught that when someone asks, "How are you?", we are to reply "Fine", regardless of our actual circumstances. It didn't matt...

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Book Review: Highest Duty

2009-10-24T17:26:45Z

I was very much impressed with "Sully" Sullenberger when I first heard of the tragedy he and the rest of his crew averted back in January. After reading this book, I'm even more impressed with him. His book was motivational and inspirational w...

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