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Tag Archives: job
They Were Wrong: Skills
I was told that I needed to learn math. I had to fight with a graphing calculator. I pretended to understand logarithms. “You will use this one day,” I was told. Do you know who talks about Jane Austen or … Continue reading
Posted in humor, relationships
Tagged education, experience, Jane austen, job, learn, life. humor, practical, school, work
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Delivering the Goods
Just like everyone, I have a temper. I get upset, I don’t understand how others could err so egregiously, and I feel my jaw clench. Happily, my anger only comes out once in a while. On any typical day, I … Continue reading
Posted in humor, relationships, work
Tagged anger, deliveries, humor, job, joke, life, pun, relax, serious, work
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What Do You Want?
I am still working on being grateful. The problem as I see it is that there is always more to crave. The trick for me is realizing what parts of that “more” I actually want. My life works pretty well … Continue reading
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Tagged contentment, desire, goals, house, job, life, model, savings, want
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The Summer I Went Postal
My career path has hardly been a straight line. I like to add in some detours, a few roundabouts, and even a bump or two in the road. Such is the case with my brief tenure as a Casual City … Continue reading
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Tagged career, childhood dream, delivery, federal, government, job, life, mailman, post office, route
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No Thanks
If you truly wish to annoy me, simply tell me, “You’re the best!” There are a few possible notions attached to a compliment that revolves around “best”. First off, you could think that the person is, in fact, the best. … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciate, back to the future, best, compliment, coworker, job, life, newsroom, thank, work
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...Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry 