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Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On Disappointment
We all have expectations, so we all also know strongly the feeling of disappointment. It is only when you truly have no expectations that you are never disappointed. That was the topic around the water...
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The J.K. Rowling Syndrome
J.K. Rowling released a book last fall, The Casual Vacancy, that garnered instant hostility from critics and fans alike. It is an interesting novel, set in England, revolving around complex characters...
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The Nature of a Competitor: Part 2
The life of a high school tennis coach is interesting, always looking at the weather reports, constantly shifting lineups depending on the next opponent, and dealing with teenage personalities that can...
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Summer School English
Today was the first day of summer school, and for the third straight year I am teaching during the summer. It’s definitely an interesting thing, having students who have all failed more than one...
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Not Always Okay
I am not always happy. I am not always self-assured. I am not always pleased. I am not always functioning as I should. I am not always okay, and that should be okay, right? Expectation is a very fickle...
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900
It’s odd how something that is completely unrelated to something else can still trigger those memories in my mind. For instance, I was listening to Rod Stewart this morning (The Motown Song) and it...
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Before I Die
Before I die I want to live. I don’t remember where that quote comes from, but it’s one I’ve lived by since I turned 21. Before then I never even thought about death, even though all around me people...
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Knowing When
“Know when to give up, and when to keep forging on.” People used to always tell me, usually on the heels of some grievous defeat, that things will look up, that if I keep working hard the world would...
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Dear Journal: Shutting Up
Dear Journal, Why haven’t I learned yet just to keep my mouth shut? Maybe that’s the real reason I’ve lost so many friends over the years. They just got tired of listening to me, probably. I mean, I’ve...
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The View From the Bridge
I drove through Poland at a steady pace, keeping it at 35 mph because the police were out in full force today, no doubt trying to catch partiers reveling in the streets before the madness of fireworks...
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“Shared” Experience
“That which we call shared experience is never truly shared. We see the world through a lens constructed from individual prior knowledge, and therefore it colors even those times when we are not...
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Reciprocity
It’s that time of year again, and I know you’ve got a list. Maybe you’re checking it twice trying to figure out who gets large gifts, who gets small gifts, who just gets cards, and who gets nothing at...
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Wanting Nothing
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.” — Sylvia Plath When I was a kid and my mother would ask me what I wanted for Christmas I...
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A Little Resolve: Part 2
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery On the first day of this year I wrote a treatise on why implementation is so much more important than resolution, especially when it...
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An Exhilarating Fear
It’s late on another Tuesday night and I’m sure that one of these days I’ll get to bed at some sort of suitable time for someone rapidly approaching 40. But that night won’t be tonight. I’m too keyed...
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Learning to Expect
“I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.” ~Natalia Vodianova Cover your ass. Look out for number 1. Protect ya neck. All sayings for the...
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An Exhilarating Fear
It’s late on another Tuesday night and I’m sure that one of these days I’ll get to bed at some sort of suitable time for someone rapidly approaching 40. But that night won’t be tonight. I’m too keyed...
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To Be Needed
There have been very few times in my life when I truly felt like a part of something, like I was intrinsically involved in the inner workings of a cause, a movement, or even a group of people. I have...
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