Family
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Self-improvement types
What can one possibly make of such an zealous effort at overcompensation? Continue reading
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The Heros.
That war is the practice of death and dieing is a sobering realization and we do well to remind ourselves of this by honoring those who have been subjected to it. Continue reading
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What do I know?
I have struggled through life as everyone else who has no family wealth, no special calling, no unique talent. Continue reading
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Gross domestic what? (Part 1)
There are lots of things I didn’t teach my kids. I didn’t teach them how to manage money or change the oil in their car or even how to cook an egg Continue reading
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“A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.” ~Albert Schweitzer
There is an extended scene towards the end of 25th Hour, the 2002 Spike Lee movie that captures my imagination. The Ed Norton character is reporting to prison in upstate New York, being driven there by his father, played by Brian Cox. In the scene, his father says, “Just say the word, say the word Continue reading
...the house I live in... 