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Cliché Interview Question 6/23/2020
Reading time: 7 minutes
Corporate management bullshit
"Tell me the most interesting thing that's ever happened to you."
I needed the job, so I didn't roll my eyes - but I'm pretty sure the recruiter did. As the two of us...
Corsican Ordeal (II) 6/16/2020
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I was so wrong
Multiple sorties of F-bombs were launched and replenished.
This is Part 2. Part 1 is here.
Outside, a dozen kids between the ages of fifteen and eighteen returned every insult....
Corsican Ordeal (I) 6/16/2020
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Zero Shoulder Bumps
We formed a loose circle in the middle of the bar.
This is Part 1. Part 2 is here.
No one jostled us as they laughed with their friends or called out to the waitress. We dr...
Planning Itineraries 6/9/2020
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God yes, we plan
As a couple, my wife and I plan our trips.
Seasoned pros can skip this page.
We don't have absurdly detailed itineraries. (Note: we usually take city trips.) We do this as a va...
Five Stores and a Month 6/2/2020
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The Four-Pointer
In the fall of 2018, we took our son to France.
We began in Strasbourg, a magnificent city in Alsace. I decided it was a good time to introduce Francis to the Tally Machine. Th...
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