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Cure for Blindness – Weekend Wrap-up 3/24/18

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Battles and Wars – A Story about LEGO

By Joe on Friday, February 9, 2018
LEGO

I played with Legos wrong.  I didn’t like constructing the Lego sets – like a normal person would – instead, I’d let them fight.  My parents bought me tons of Legos and it was awesome. My favorites were the medieval knights and forest woodsmen.  Since they lived in the same “world,” I’d pit them in …

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I Used to be Famous – A Story About The Superhero Book

By Joe on Thursday, February 8, 2018
Superhero

I’m a famous author.  Or, at least I used to be.  In elementary school I wrote a best-selling book called The Superhero Book.  It was amazing, and shot me to stratospheric heights of local celebrity fame.  Superhero – Doodle  Me and my friend co-authored the book.  One day, we were doodling imaginary superheroes on scrap …

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Overcoming Anxiety and Fear – A Disney Story

By Joe on Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Fear

Growing up, I liked Disney a lot. What kid doesn’t?  It’s full of fun and magic. It’s an escape from your normal humdrum life to something unique and special.  I loved everything about Disney – except for one terrifying thing:  The Haunted Mansion. That ride freaked me out.  Fear – Hate  I hated the Haunted …

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A Tale of Two Cities – When Lives Collide

By Joe on Monday, February 5, 2018
City

I saw a kid get hit by a car.  I was backing out of my driveway and saw two kids bombing down the hill behind me on bikes. I waited for them to pass, because they were flying.  They continued to cruise, down the middle of the street, and toward an intersection.  “They’re not going …

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Death – When Addiction Consumes Your Soul

By Joe on Friday, February 2, 2018
Addiction

A Chinese man died in an internet café. Reportedly, he collapsed after gaming for 3 days straight days without food or water.  That story hurts my heart.  I don’t understand much of the Asian culture, or this new phenomenon of gaming addiction. But one thing is universally clear:  Addiction leads to death.  Addiction – Damage  …

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Awards – Getting Recognition for Doing Your Job

By Joe on Thursday, February 1, 2018
Awards

I threw away my wife’s trophy.  She ran in a 5k and received one of those flimsy medals for her efforts.  I dangled it before her and asked, “Want to hang onto your participation trophy?”  “Nope,” she said.  I chucked it.  Awards – Cleaning  Our lives get cluttered with confusing awards.  We did some essential …

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Changing Perspective – A Spirit Airlines Horror Story

By Joe on Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Perspective

Spirit Airlines sucks. If you haven’t had the misfortune of flying this horrible air-service – then save yourself the trouble and don’t.  However, if you want a memorable story to share with your family and friends – then be my guest, and jump right aboard.  Perspective – Bad  I heard horror stories of how bad …

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That Time I Killed All The Bugs – Overcoming Scary Things

By Joe on Tuesday, January 30, 2018
bugs

Dead bugs are gross. And when it’s a school project, it’s even worse.  I had to make a “dissection box.” I don’t know what you call it, but I was in elementary school, and the assignment was to capture a bunch of insects and pin them to a board.  It was gross. I was terrified. …

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When God Turns Our Heart – A Story About Philadelphia

By Joe on Monday, January 29, 2018
philadelphia

I hate Philadelphia. I’ve visited multiple times and lived there for a month. It’s not a nice place and I hate it.  There are positive aspects to the city: The tourism sites are outstanding. The many museums are incredible and historical artifacts bring a tear to my heart. There’s a feeling of awe and pride …

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How to Make Friends – Why Being Nice to People is Easy

By Joe on Friday, January 26, 2018
make friends

As an adult, making friends is hard. It suddenly seems like everyone is too busy to add more friends to their life – like somehow a new person, means a new commitment, and extra effort.  Like we’re all sucked for time and energy, and the last thing we want is spend energy on someone we …

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