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Friday, August 30, 2013

Oh, pay day, how I love you so

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I just found an online calculator that, when you input your annual income, can tell you where you rank globally in terms of wealth. If you...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Four teenagers in the family? Yes, sir, may I have another?

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In a few weeks, my daughter Melanie will turn 13. When that happens, we will enter a six-month period in which we have four teenagers in our...
Monday, August 26, 2013

There's something to be said for living on a street with a great name

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I'll be the first to admit that I have street name envy. I grew up on Harding Drive, presumably named after the 29th and potentially m...
Friday, August 23, 2013

A day at the beach is no day at the beach

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I'm sitting at the computer in a wet bathing suit as I type this, having just returned from a couple of hours at the beach with my famil...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Memories of the greatest job in the world (for an 18-year-old)

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There are jobs in this world the existence of which most of us are utterly unaware. I used to hold just such a job. Twenty-five years ag...
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Monday, August 19, 2013

Why, on the whole, being a pirate is a pretty sweet gig

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The downside of being a pirate The hours. It seems like sailing the seven seas is a hard job and requires a lot of long hours. Not a pr...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Four things I know I'm supposed to do but don't

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Read the Classics I have a degree in English and history from a well-regarded institution of higher learning (John Carroll University...g...