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Why I’m Lousy at Vacation
This is what I discovered this summer. I really am lousy at vacation. I knew I was bad at it. I just didn’t know I was this bad. I don’t like the time away. I don’t like the extra burden before I go and after I return. I have trouble disconnecting my brain from my…
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The missing class
Among the greatest tragedies of this decade is this: our unwillingness to differentiate those who make $39k from those who make $390k.
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You are not blessed with stress
Or why I might not remember your name Stress is not a blessing Something we’ve inherited from our Protestant ancestors is an anachronistic attachment to labor, stress, and a propensity to die early. Probably from a heart attack. Last I looked, there are only nine Beatitudes. I wouldn’t be surprised if some used book shoppe…
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Emphasis on the labor: 6 thoughts about Labor Day
What do we think of when we hear the word labor? And what might those things have to do with Labor Day? As we all kick back, eating hamburgers and drinking beer in that holiday vibe that says “one last hoorah” for summer, let’s keep a few things in mind. Labor as work. We…