Tag: funny
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Inside Jokes
I was sitting at a round table with my coworkers, waiting patiently (read: the opposite of patient) for lunch to arrive, and one of my teammates walked up to join our table. I smiled at her and said, “Oh, tuh-low!” And she said, “What?” I looked around the table, which was weirdly silent (but in…
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I Forgot One
In my recent post on key qualities of true friends, I forgot one important point. I think I’ve mentioned this item before, but it is so important that I feel the need to return to you with an addendum: True friends of mine (like the really good friends for whom I would walk through fire…
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The Good Stuff: Tough Week Edition
Perhaps you are in the 1% of Americans that haven’t had a rough, physically exhausting, and emotionally draining week. If so, good for you! Live long and prosper, and go out and spread your own cheer. This post is for the rest of us. If you need a pick-me-up emotionally, physically, relationally, spiritually, ecumenically, whatever…I’m with…
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Being Mediocre
“I know people say that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. But I also think that something can be worth doing at all, even if you can’t do it well.” – My Boss I don’t like doing things I’m not good at. That does not mean I don’t like trying new things…
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Life is full of decisions, both the kinds we make individually and decisions others make. Because of the sheer volume of choices required in order to stay alive and the immense number of forces outside our control, it is not actually possible to make wise and positive decisions all the time. In other words: not all our decisions…
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Surviving a Storm
It was just another Wednesday evening here at the 6021, when the sky began to darken, trees tossed their leaves in a panic, and drivers of all ages forgot the rules of the road because it was raining. An “Extremely Severe Thunderstorm” rolled in, uprooting trees, flooding streets, and reducing our house electricity wattage to zero. Good…