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I travel quite a bit and I must admit that I’m a bit of a customer service snob. It’s not that I expect to be treated like royalty, you knave. It’s just that if I’m paying for a service, I feel I should be treated as if I matter. Recently, I was renting a car […]
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In the last article, I spoke about my lack of focus. Many of you said that you could identify with my distractedness. And while the intent of that article was to describe a common issue in a funny way, there wasn’t much in the way of helpful tips. Sorry about that—I got distracted. As I’ve […]
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OK, confession time. I’m not perfect. Whew! I’m glad I got that off my chest. Seriously, I have a couple of buttons that when pushed, cause me to lose my objectivity. Well, let me rephrase that. There are scenarios where my reactions are out of proportion to the situation. I guess nobody is really pushing […]
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It’s common for my wife to wake up around 3:00 a.m. and have a hard time getting back to sleep. This is not due to my snoring. While I may snore occasionally, I don’t snore that much or that loudly. And I’m not hanging all over her in some sort of romantic dream state. Usually, […]
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Have you ever made a decision and then later thought, “What was I thinking?” It happened to me once when I ate a Cinnabon at a roadside service center on Route 95 in Maryland. About an hour after I inhaled it, I felt as if I had eaten a large wheel of dense sugar-laced putty […]
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Last weekend was one of the most beautiful three days I have ever experienced. The temperature was perfect and the color of the changing leaves made for a wonderful reminder of the beauty all around us here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. On Saturday, we went to a college football game. The rolling […]
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Do you ever feel out of control? Do you ever feel that when you’re in control, you’re really not? A few weeks ago, I took a tumble on my motorcycle. I use the word “tumble” because it sounds less threatening than wrecked, crashed, or wrapped around a tree. But perhaps that’s just my way of […]
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Sunday was one of the most beautiful days I have ever experienced. But the pollen was suffocating. The gift I got for my birthday was exactly what I asked for. But it wasn’t what I thought it would be. My meal last night was delicious. But the servings were much too large. Sound familiar? Does […]
Continue ReadingOK, be honest. How many resolutions have you created for 2014? Now, be really honest. How many have you already decided you’ll put off until 2015? This time of the year is full of possibilities. We’ll lose 20 pounds. We’ll exercise every day. We’ll demonstrate a more positive attitude. And we’ll finally cut the comb-over […]
Continue ReadingI try to take one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me at once. – Ashleigh Brilliant Halloween is upon us and if there is anything I know about Halloween, it’s this: Buy more candy than you need so that you can eat the leftovers. Oh sure, I could donate our leftover […]
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