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“Do not give way to useless alarm,” added he; “though it is right to be prepared for the worst, there is no occasion to look on it as certain.” That is a line from Pride and Prejudice, spoken by Mr. Gardiner as he is reassuring his sister, Mrs. Bennet, that everything might be okay with…
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A local sports talk radio host, a guy at work, and a cousin of mine all seem very confident the Bills will beat the Broncos tomorrow. That is a sample size of three, enough for me to say “Man, everyone in town is really confident the Bills will win!” Sports predictions are funky. If people…
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Western New York woke up to snow this morning. The snow continued all day but was very light and fine and did not accumulate to such an amount as to cause much trouble on the roads. It did look a bit messy but all in all, I thought travel went smoothly. The only hiccup personally…
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Today, while at work, I decided to donate my microwave. At 3:33 PM, I arrived home and immediately Googled “donating a microwave.” I had to get stuck in right away if I wanted to actually get the microwave out of my apartment. I learned that Savers accepted electronics, and I could see the microwave plugged…
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I am the proud owner of an official Major League Baseball. Sometimes, when I am thinking, or stressed, or in a good mood, I lay in bed and use the baseball. I throw it up above me with my right hand, watch it spin, see my right hand catch it, and hear it smack against…
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I sit in my bed and, through a window, have a view of trees off in the distance. They are swaying in the strong wind. The evening darkness and movement of the branches makes me uncomfortable and sad. It reminds me of the month of October. I think back to childhood and growing up in…
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It’s mid-afternoon on January 10th. The walls of my living room are painted a subtle off-white, it’s gloomy outside, and I have no lights on inside. Everything inside and outside appears gray. It’s not inspiring. It feels rather sad. Tonight, some members of my family are going out for my mother’s birthday. It is a…
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My current job wears me out. Thursdays have the Friday fatigue without the Friday ecstasy. However, there isn’t heavy breathing and sweating and back-breaking work. It is a mental fatigue. It is listening, and checking, and re-checking, and walking over here, and watching a clock, and waiting. Most of the conversation kills me. As I…
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The NFL playoffs are here. Life might be good this time next week as the Bills look forward to their next opponent or we might be in the gutter, yelling at each other about why Coach McDermott should be fired. It feels like life or death. I heard someone say once that part of the…
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