I’m always sketchy of people who don’t like grits. ~ Jaycee Ford Well, not always sketchy, but I did think that quote was funny. Also, in the interest of fairness, I did include a quote with an alternate opinion; you’ll find it below. Way down below the “fold.” Seriously, though, the love of, or aversion to, […]
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to. ~ Abigail Van Buren I began my first non-babysitting job when I was 16, and that was a number of years ago. I’m sharing the timeline so you will grasp the great number of managers I’ve dealt with during my workforce experience. Yes, some of these
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I don’t know where my ideas come from. I will admit, however, that one key ingredient is caffeine. I get a couple cups of coffee into me and weird things just start to happen. ~ Gary Larson Sadly, coffee doesn’t transform me into the creative genius that is Gary Larson, but I do find comfort
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The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. ~Benjamin Franklin I won’t lie. Up until a few months ago I hardly thought
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Things that are too perfect for us don’t attract us. They are like a slippery floor having no friction at all. We desire some friction… some flaws… something to work upon.~ Shunya Some of us avoid people and things that are too perfect. As a society, we only seem to actively pursue stellar when there’s
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