Category: People & Society
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“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.” ― Paulo Coelho [More]
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Happy Thanksgiving Everybody
The past couple years have lead to some fairly unconventional thanksgivings for my family. As we all get older our lives just naturally get more complicated and it’s harder for everyone to be together. That’s no different this year. My oldest sister is still recovering from the accident she was in, my middle sister doesn’t…
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The Best Part of Sleep
Dreams are by far my favorite part of sleeping. Being wrapped in warm blankets, feeling rested when you wake up, and cuddling up with my dog are all pretty great, but there is some mystery behind dreams that makes them exciting and fun. There is no definitive answer as to why we sleep or what…
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You are under no obligation to be the same person you were a year, a month, or even 15 min ago. You have the right to roll up a new character once in a while. – A Wise DM [More]
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Doug Flutie’s Parents Pass
Within an hours time, former Buffalo Bill’s quarterback Doug Flutie lost both his parents to heart attacks. As pretty much everyone knows, I’m not a huge sports fan. I don’t really follow any teams religiously, though, I will wear some kind of jersey in Pittsburgh as urban camouflage. It was still sad to hear the…
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The Rochester Americans aka The Amerks
A year or two ago I was in Montreal visiting some colleagues, and of course the conversation of hockey came up. We were trying to decide where to watch the game that night as the Montreal Canadians were scheduled to play. Someone mentioned that the Montreal Canadians was probably one of the dumbest hockey team…
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That’s Not a Ladybug!
Around this time of year I hear everyone telling me how they have “ladybugs” trying to get into their house. After a few years of this I started to sound like a broken record. “Those aren’t ladybugs,” is generally as far as I’ll go now. The truth is they are technically a ladybug, but they…
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“Loneliness is holding in a joke because you have no one to share it with.” ― Neil Strauss, Game Over [More]
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The Relationship Kids Have With School
Growing up I always thought school was exciting. Not really because of the teachers or lessons, though I won’t lie both could have a huge impact on how much I enjoyed school. I was usually excited to get up and get going because I knew I would see my friends! That makes me wonder, do…
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One Year Older With More Friends Than Ever
I was astounded yesterday to receive a flood of birthday messages from people all over the world. Often times I feel as though there is no way I could make a lasting impact on people. I’m just me after all. It’s heart-warming to then receive so many well wishes from both distant and new friends…
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The Eternal Flame of Orchard Park
Not far outside of Buffalo, NY is a place called Orchard Park. I often say that I’ve lived in this state my whole life and continue to find new things. This is exactly one of those times. Orchard Park is about an hour from where I grew up and this weekend I discovered a beautiful…
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Yelp for People App Earns Worst Idea of 2015
If you’re unfamiliar with the app, it’s an app that aims to let people review other people in the way that yelpers can review restaurants. The idea itself isn’t new, there have been numerous sites that have been created to help you rate ex-boyfriends and girlfriends, rate professors, rate politicians, or really rate any other…