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Risk Factors
Risk-taking comes in many forms. Educators encourage students to take risks and challenge themselves. Parents tell their children not to take risks with their safety. Gamblers take risks with their money, and daredevils take risks with their lives. “Acceptable risk” … Continue reading
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Tagged family, life, personal, random, thoughts, variety
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Controlling the Uncontrollable
When you discover yourself a victim of circumstances beyond your control, a too-common event in these turbulent times, it is tempting to grasp control of something completely unrelated. Some common reactions to the frustrations of extraordinary or even ordinary events may include, but … Continue reading
A Watched Clock
Is there anyone who watches a clock more intently than a student? Why is it so difficult for us to sit still and listen? Everyone watches the clock at one time or another, for a variety of reasons. We are in … Continue reading
Tuesday Rambling
I’m developing a theme. Tuesday must follow Monday, or what would become of Wednesday? The joy of arriving at mid-week would be considerably lessened if the week were shortened by a day. Monday has been characterized as traumatic, due to … Continue reading
Monday
The alarm goes off at an unkind hour, waking you from another place and time. You shut it off and wonder who set the alarm on the weekend. A wave of disappointment washes over your head. You pull yourself free from the warm … Continue reading
Apple Fat
When was the last time that you cut into a nice, juicy apple and discovered a thick layer of fat under the skin? Never happens, right? My point exactly. Wait! Before you stop reading this, aren’t you just the least bit … Continue reading
Something (Completely) Different
It’s the end of the first week of January, and you are already settling very comfortably into the new year’s rut. The resolutions that ran through your mind last week kept on going, and are now out of sight. You will be … Continue reading
Off Road Travel
Imagine that you are driving home through a forest, and you round a curve and notice in the periphery of your vision that a pickup truck is off the pavement on its side. As you briefly consider the possibilities, you … Continue reading
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Tagged life, random, taking a walk, thoughts
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Txtng Dstrys Spllng Sklls
I have never texted, and don’t know how. It’s tempting to learn…how hard can it be to spell words incorrectly? I worry though. I have always been a good speller. What if I unlearn my spelling skills, and forget how … Continue reading
Stuck
When you are stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle on a winding mountain road, it’s tough to be patient. You realize that the driver is probably waiting for a safe place to pull over, one that is paved, and both wide … Continue reading
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