Big Bertha had always produced olfactory bedlam, but one day we smelled something new.
Sniff, sniff. Something’s burning.
Each art festival I've participated in shares an uncanny resemblance to a circus coming to town. Ringmaster, tents, (artistic) wonders to behold, the audience ... and lest we forget, the clown car.
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If our leaders can’t converse about bigotry, the economy, the environment, healthcare, terrorism and education, then we have to show them how. Because stop, drop and walk away isn’t an option.
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If you ever decide to do something that’s “out of character” for you, think about your soft opening.
In other words, how will you launch before you launch?
It was as though we traveled those 1300 miles riding inside a giant Easy Bake Oven. On the outside it looks harmless enough, but on the inside, that 60-watt bulb can maliciously bake a cake.
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People ask me how my business is going. Friends ask me about my van.
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As conversational crutches go, That’s A Really Good Question (TARGQ) is magical.
It’s a stalling tactic wrapped in a compliment. A win-win, right?
If you pay attention while you climb, the tree shows you the sturdiest route. And man, those skinny branches really have an incredible view.
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After years of planning and fantasizing (which is sort of like practicing), I took the leap and became a workaholic... for myself.
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