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Blog Rewind: How Hate Can Bring Us Together (Is the Path to Heaven is Paved with Evil Intentions?)
Over the years, I’ve posted several blogs all across the net on now defunct websites. Blog Rewind revisits these old posts, touched up for modern times. This one, originally published April 2010. I’ve always distrusted pretty-sounding quotations. Too many people think that just because a statement is said concisely, or a famous person said it,…
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I’m Depressed! I’m Here! Get Used to It!
This tale was originally published on my blog years ago, then republished again on Medium in honor of World Mental Health Day 2017. Now here it is again. It helped me to express these things. Hopefully it helps you. THE FIRST DECISION The two most important women in my life come from opposite ends of…
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Dangerous Doings During Design! (A Warning For Graphic Designers — and really anyone)
This is a cautionary tale for all you graphic designers out there. An anecdote and a solution. I was a graphic designer for a library. My first full-time job after I quit college. (That’s another story.) I was good with computers and had learned how to do graphics programs (anyone remember PageMaker and QuarkExpress?) so…
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Maximum Returns with Minimal Investment Using This Simple Trick
Photo by Caleb Chen (@calebchen) on Unsplash (unsplash.com) I was proud of myself. I was doing a good deed. But before it was all over, there would be tears. What happened? Back before remote work, Stephanie (not her real name) was always bringing in snacks for the team. Every Thursday or Friday, we could count…