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relationships
okay so Valentine's Day brings about all sorts of helpful surveys and whatnot about how certain types of relationships make you happier than others. what it takes to make a happy relationship. how an unhappy relationship effectively feels like it costs you lots of money.
what about not being in a relationship? how happy are you supposed to be then?
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What I think customer service professionals should do.
I mean to go on a rant here. It's kinda long ( Read more... ) -
What the hell, I'm doing a 5K for charity.
The Hot Chocolate Run in Northampton on December 2nd benefits Safe Passage, who provides comprehensive services to women and children who have experienced domestic violence. Safe Passage’s services include an emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, support groups, advocacy and legal services. In other words, they rock. Domestic ( Read more... ) -
Work frustrations
Given: I don't have much in the way of self confidence when it comes to my ability to overcome new challenges. I do instead have a history of giving up and running away when the going gets tough. This job at the farm has been good/terrifying at pushing those challenging buttons. My boss has more confidence in my ability to get things done than I ( Read more... ) -
Nomenclature
It was a bright, semi-overcast day today on top of Mt. Pollux in Amherst. I was with a friend who'd never been there before. We were walking back to my car when both its gender and name very suddenly asserted themselves into my mind ( Read more... ) -
Grampa.
My grandfather passed away this afternoon. He was asleep, sedated and kept free of pain by hospice. He left quietly, leaving behind a lifetime of memories and love. I'll miss him, but I'm glad he's not in pain anymore from the motherfucking illness (progressive supranuclear palsy) that robbed him of his mind, mobility and ultimately the rest of ( Read more... )