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Tragic Mistakes #12: Plastic Surgery

Human beings live longer than they used to (except for some of the people in various religious texts who lived for hundreds of years, but we’ll leave them out of this one) and with great lifespan comes great responsibility to … Continue reading

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Tragic Mistakes #11: Buying From The Competition

Billy Rengal was a truck driver for the Coke corporation since before he could remember. In exchange for his deliveries of their product to thousands of stores around the US, Coke had put him in a nice house and put … Continue reading

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Tragic Mistakes #9: Applying For A Job Online

When I was younger if a person wanted a job they would compose a resume listing their skills and work experience and they’d take that resume to different workplaces and submit it to the management in the hopes of being … Continue reading

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Tragic Mistakes #5: Negative Reinforcement

What really makes a bad boss terrible? There are many answers to this fine question, and I’m sure even with my experience I can’t provide all the answers, but I can tell you one of the big ones. A terrible … Continue reading

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Tragic Mistakes #3: The Real Housewives (of Anywhere)

Somewhere along this wonderful ride called life I was led astray. I don’t know where it was, but at some point “reality tv” came into power with a distinct lack of reality. What they don’t say about the Reality of … Continue reading

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