February 2012
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Article: Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job
“There wasn’t any rational reason for her to quit. But there was every emotional reason to do so.
‘Life is too short to be miserable for money,’ I told her finally. ‘Just quit. Take the barista job and figure out something else while you’re making lattes.’” -Holly Robinson
I agree with everything this woman said. My parents knew this too. They...
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January 2012
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These high-rise buildings are everywhere.
I hear the sound of metal hitting metal, of machines whirring, of these urban cicadas singing. Day and night, the workers, they come. I pass by them on my way home from work. They oftentimes will say hello to you, but I always ignore them because they anger me. That is, of course, through no fault of their own. Displacement is what you call it.
The skeletons of their buildings have cast...
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One of the reasons that make me like working with...
Kids are wonderful. I’m not very good with them, but they are fun to be around as long as they’re in a happy mood. I had the pleasure of meeting one of my patient’s 1-year old daughter, who was really sweet and possibly too friendly for her own good. Several times, she took my hand and followed me out the room so she could come do my rounds with me. You, child, are the...
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“Mine was a lonely life, filled mostly with books and dreams.”
– V.C Andrews, Garden of Shadows (via quote-book)
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Why can't I send messages or asks?
It says there’s technical trouble? Why oh why :(
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