In my prior career as a software engineer, troubleshooting was an integral part of the job. This involved getting to the root of the problems so that issues could be addressed appropriately. Failure to adopt this approach diligently and patiently inevitably led to frustration as the issue recurred, wasting time and money. Just a few […]
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Traveling by plane is so commonplace in today’s society that when the slightest thing goes wrong, and our flight is delayed or canceled, we easily get annoyed and frustrated. We have come to expect consistency and reliability from our airlines because they have established long-standing routines that have served the industry and travelers well. Recently,
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Losing something you value is annoying and disappointing. But having such an item stolen from you is far worse. Several years ago, I suffered an unfortunate combination of both scenarios that has stuck with me to this day. My wife and I took a trip to a beautiful island to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary.
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Sports is a billion-dollar industry in which much time, effort, and, of course, money are invested. As with any investment, a return is expected. The ultimate goal is to win. When a team or individual is winning, all is well with the world. When losing is the result, not so much. As an older sports
Phones, tablets, and laptops have become commonplace in our world today. It is expected that a person has one of these devices rather than not. Several years ago, while I worked as a software engineer, I had my personal cell phone clipped to my belt on the right side and a company two-way pager clipped
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Math and science were my favorite subjects in school. I preferred subjects based on strict rules rather than those with exceptions from time to time. Hence, I shied away from subjects that required extensive memorization and from those that applied rules with exceptions. Languages tend to fall into this category. I recall reading Bible stories
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As a youngster, I was a particularly picky eater. My meat could not touch my rice, nor could my vegetables touch my gravy. My food items were required to stand on their own merit to gain my approval. No mixing. No mingling. I attribute this idiosyncrasy to a special plate I had as a toddler
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I remember, as a young boy, watching the popular game show at the time, ‘Let’s Make a Deal’, on TV. This show placed participants in positions where they would be tempted to take risks, giving up an item of value they were sure to win to choose what was unknown behind a door. The comical
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Playing the piano is one of my favorite hobbies and has been for many years. Yet, I often found myself failing to make the progress I desired. That is, until I got a teacher who helped me discover bad habits that were limiting my progress. One of my mistakes was starting a new piece of
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Some people were blessed with good eyesight, often called 20/20 vision – a nod to the accepted measure for normal eyesight. Others, like myself, were not as fortunate, leading to corrective lenses or surgical procedures. My daughter also appears to have inherited her eyesight from me, needing to wear glasses from an early age. Her
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