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Dear Reader, When was the last time that you said goodbye to a friend? The last big exodus of friends in my life was over a year ago now when I graduated from my master’s program. Within months after graduation, almost all my close friends had left Boston. It's a crazy feeling watching someone slowly... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, How do you move through the city? Public transport, cars, bike, on foot, other? I mostly travel on foot and by public transport. However, last night my coworker and I were working in East Boston and instead of taking a convoluted “T” ride home, he offered to drive me to a more convenient... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Our bodies are kind of like machines. While it may sound like I'm praising humans for their efficiency or ability act logically, what I actually mean is that humans have problems, kind of like machines. If your computer is facing some sort of issue, you may receive an error message. Sometimes the error... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Do you get upset easily? When I'm stressed, I'm more easily affected by any sort of small annoyance. However, today, I became truly angry because of an argument. Anger is not an emotion that I experience frequently. Usually, I range from mildly amused to mildly upset. The anger that I felt today came as... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Do you dread Mondays? I didn't always, but now that my job has entered the busy season, I feel a sense of dread creep in every Sunday. I learned that I'm not the only one that feels this way. I looked it on Google and found a few articles, "Surprising 81% feel 'Sunday... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Do you like deadlines? Although I always considered myself to be the sort of person to get work done early, I am relying increasingly on deadlines to motivate me to get started on anything at all. For example, I have two meetings coming up in less than 24 hours, this means that preparation... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Does anyone remember the store Ames? The department store Ames was similar to Walmart and at its peak, it had over 700 stores in the eastern half of the United States. The chain operated for just over 60 years when it declared bankruptcy and liquidated in 2002. As Ames was on its way... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Do you like free food? My answer – “Depends.” While many of you will answer “yes,” I’m sure that that is not always the case (well, at least for most of you). I work at a job in which I often get to offer people free food. No strings attached; you don’t even... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Have you heard the story of "Mike the headless chicken?" I hadn't, so I will briefly recap it for you. In September 1945, a farmer in Colorado wanted to make dinner for himself and his mother-in-law, so the farmer went out back to slaughter a chicken. When the farmer tried to behead Mike,... Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Do you remember learning how to ride a bike? Well, even if you don't, I'm sure you struggled the first time around (I definitely did). Almost everything that we do, we had to learn at some point or another. Just think about writing. We literally struggled for years on this task. Can you... Continue Reading →
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