DAY TWO – Getting a Name and Assigning a Penalty I have an amazingly difficult time initiating conversation, even with people I know. In group situations I tend to sit back, observe the flow of the conversation and then if I feel I can add something or have a question to ask, I contribute. Unless …
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Are you familiar with the 90s movie by Albert Brooks, Defending Your Life? The basic premise is a man dies, goes to a purgatory where his life is analyzed to determine if he has conquered fear. If has hasn’t conquered fear he goes back to Earth for another go around. If he has, he gets …
Many of Gracian’s maxims cause conflict in me and this one seems aimed at the core of my being. Passion, I believe, is what drives people to personal success. When you care about something to such an extent that it goes beyond a goal but is an emotion, the steps you need to take to …
I won’t lie and say that I don’t struggle trying to interpret the seventh maxim. This maxim is the second one that feels manipulative and less than ethical in the modern sense of the word. I am not a person who is willing to sell myself short in order to gain advancement in life. I …
Sheriff Buck Houston kicked a burnt and charred piece of wood, the remains of a small campfire, from a ring of stones with his booted foot. He knelt down next to the ring of stones and picked up a small piece of cloth, the edges burnt away by the fire.  The centrosauruses tethered to the …
First Day I’m going to start bringing over my old webcomic to this domain. It will make nifty filler.