Sunk Costs Can Sink You

The concept of sunk costs is pretty simple. Money, time, effort or any other currency that has already been spent is a “sunk cost.” Although you may have invested in something in the past, those resources are gone and cannot be recouped. Therefore us...

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Sep 14, 2023
I Don’t Wanna!

That’s right! I’m ready to have a good old fashioned temper tantrum. Like a toddler who is exhausted but refuses to go to bed, I’m leaning into my own idiocy. It’s not my best state and in a very meta sense, I am watching myself from the outside. The...

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Sep 13, 2023
It’s In The Way That You Use It

Although it’s not my favorite song (even by Eric Clapton), it has the ability to transport me to a time when I had fewer responsibilities and cares. I remember Tom Cruise in a t-shirt that just said “Vince” and swinging a pool cue like it was some ki...

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Sep 12, 2023
Language Is an Agreement

For years as a language teacher, I’ve been telling students that “language is an agreement.” People need to agree on meaning in order to communicate. This was hammered home to me recently by a video that I saw from actor, Clayton Farris. His “Milleni...

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Sep 11, 2023
The Tension of Two: Hold Up the Bridge

A long-standing favorite movie of mine is “Singles” which features Pearl Jam and the Seattle music scene as a backdrop to convoluted number of love stories. At one point, two single guys, Steve and Bailey discuss their upcoming night out in search of...

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Sep 10, 2023
Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese

This does not need to exist and it didn’t at one point! More than likely a person at a cream cheese factory was sipping their pumpkin spice latte and voila! Pumpkin spiced cream cheese! For someone out there, pumpkin spice cream cheese is their idea...

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Sep 09, 2023
Hope The Storm Doesn’t Last

The weather has been volatile over the past few years. This is not a discourse on climate change. However, as individuals, we have our experience of “normal” and it just seems that more storms have been forceful and sudden. They seem to pass quickly...

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Sep 08, 2023
Picture Day

Some people make a much bigger deal out of it than others. Special outfits, makeup, a winning smile and other accoutrements could come out of the woodwork on picture day. Regardless of how seriously one takes it, there is the potential for a time cap...

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Sep 07, 2023
Momentum Matters

Often it is not the biggest boulder that causes the avalanche. A small pebble dislodged from the right spot can cause an unstoppable force to be unleashed. That’s my hope for this post! It definitely isn’t going to be the best I’ve ever created but w...

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Sep 06, 2023
I Am Iron Man! But So Are You!

Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there were comic books. I’m not sure what exactly made me start collecting Iron Man comics but I never wavered. For some reason, I thought that he was the best superhero. I can only retroactively express ide...

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Sep 04, 2023