Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Don't Let Them Run
Halloween 2001. That was a Halloween where it was the first and only time I took Ann, 13, and Cousin Amanda, 7, out trick-or-treating. Mom told me not to let the two of them run. Amanda was too young to be away from me, and Ann was recovering from a sprained ankle a few days earlier. One of the...
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
Where to Hang Out
Where to Hang Out There were a few places one could hang out in my high school. The most popular place was the cafeteria. Some kids spent pretty much every free moment there. They'd talk with their friends and stuff their faces with the popular cheese fries. The cafeteria was open before school...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Cheapskate
Michael O'Harren is a neighbor of mine growing up. He owns a couple funeral homes. Going to Michael's for Halloween was a bit of a letdown. What would he give you? Five pennies. During The Great Depression, that would be good for seeing a movie. In the 1990s, that's not good for anything. My old...
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Sunday, October 16, 2022
Exams
At my high school, it was mandated that our mid-term and final exams were 20% of our grade. Therefore, if your current average would be affected one percentage point by every five points up or down the exams. For those who need something more tangible, if you had a 90% average, and received an 85 on...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Keeping My Email
Back in June, Loyola University Maryland, my college alma mater, stated that it was going to delete alumni email addresses. Students who graduate will see their email address deleted after six months. One could apply for an exemption. I did and have kept my email. The school said that unused emails...
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