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After I got out of the Army I went to work at the local flour mill. That lasted a whole two weeks. Being outside in a tee shirt with a six foot fan blowing on you to keep you cooled off while it was snowing outside was not what I was...
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When it comes to work and career, how do you define success? Success in the workplace can sometimes be measured in sales, upward mobility, specific accomplishments or a body of work. It also can be defined by the intangibles such as personal development, education or consistency and reliability. Whether your work...
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It was a windy October Saturday in Chicago, 1994, and we were spending the weekend with Ed and Anna, who had just moved into their apartment near the Univ. of Chicago campus. Ed was beginning graduate school and Anna had started a new job at the University Hospital. We were eager to visit the big city and they were very brave to...
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Pride - it's a sticky word... I'm not really comfortable with it. It often accompanies things like arrogance, bragging and the such. But there is no denying the feeling of being pleased over certain accomplishments, moments, and people in life. I've tried to think of moments in my life I have felt proud...
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Christmas circa 1988 or '89. My family lived in Jackson, NH. It's was a pretty small town back then, probably a population of 600, give or take a few. Kids all over the wold get gifts on this magical day. In Jackson, NH, two kids received quite a surprise under the...
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It was a weekend just before school resumed this fall and granddaughter Mia age 9 was invited for a sleepover at a special friend's house. Her younger sister Nikki age 7 immediately began packing her 'stuff', expecting to be included. Our Anna (their mom), sensing that Mia was needing some space from her younger sister, came up with what...
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Who am I proud of in my immediate family? I guess that would be my Dad and his participation in the Army. Dad taught ROTC at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. and MIT. Dad taught weapon instruction and was very good at what he did best and that was being part...
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DESCRIBE AN AMAZING COINCIDENCE THAT OCCURRED WITHIN YOUR FAMILY Click HERE to create your story * Click HERE to learn how * Click HERE to trigger memories and ideas Read some member stories from last week's "Pride" topic: When I was growing up, school was challenging for me, especially math, and...
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I had been traveling with a group in Austria on a music tour. The flight from Vienna was delayed due to a thunder storm. Hence we missed the flight from Amsterdam and the one in Detroit to Columbus. We stayed over night in Detroit arriving in Columbus on Sunday evening, September...
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I really don't remember where I was on 9-11. I just remember a feeling of incredulity looking at the buildings on fire. I kept thinking, "There will be a lot of injuries." But there were none. It was eerie and sickening to think of all those people just gone. Everything that...
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