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Social Situations

I’m Paying For That

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Monday, December 19th, 2011
Author:
ccSteve

And you are too… Ran across an interesting note to myself with this topic in it – from last winter. It struck a nerve in me then and still bugs me a bit – so here, let me explain…

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I Was Here

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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Author:
ccSteve

Actually – it seems like you were here… I passed some initials in a new section of concrete sidewalk this morning, and it got me thinking – everybody wants to let others know that they were here, don’t they?

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Cutting The Pie, And Choosing

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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Author:
ccSteve

One cuts, the other chooses… As the youngest of 6, portions and portion control was always a big topic around the house. The end to all arguments was simple – one of you divides it in half, the other picks.

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Responding To Complaints

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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Author:
ccSteve

I’m not the Complaint Department I’ve come to realize that I really dislike complaints sent in my direction… Maybe I’m more sensitive than others, but I really don’t have much to base this on. In any case, I’ll usually respond to stop complaints from happening. Unfortunately it isn’t always the response the other person might [...]

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Embarrassing My Kids For The Right Reasons

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Monday, February 7th, 2011
Author:
ccSteve

It’s Going to Happen… I’ve come to the realization that with some of the things I do, I intend to embarrass my kids. Not in any mean sort of way, but because I know that no matter what I do, I will embarrass them – that’s just one of the rules of being a dad. [...]

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