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On the Huffington Post: 12 Things I Learned in High School
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The Huffington Post recently published my post, “12 Things I Learned in High School.” To read the entire post and some interesting comments, click here. It begins … Yikes. It’s time for my 20-year high-school reunion. I have the wrinkles and the gray hair to prove it. Although I look back and snicker at all…
One Life Saved, One Not
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Beyond Blue
Just when I think that Beyond Blue is just a bunch of yuppie whining, and the real problems of the world are found in the poverty-stricken corners of Somalia, not in the air-conditioned, spacious family rooms of middle- and upper-class America, I get a reminder from God to keep on talking about the harrowing sadness…
Be Cool to the Pizza Dude and 8 More Rules to Live By
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Beyond Blue
Always go to the funeral is just one of many great rules to live by in NPR’s Collection of “This I Believe” Essays. Here are some of my other favorites: 1. Be Cool to the Pizza Dude Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in humility and forgiveness. I let him cut me…
Go to the Funeral: Do the Right Thing Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
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Beyond Blue
I went to a funeral service today. The sister of one of Eric’s best friends passed, and it was one of those things that was fell in the gray area: not totally obligatory, but would be appreciated. After assessing everything I had to do this week, and realizing how far behind I already am, I…
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