Tag: Chard Berndt
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The Importance of Preserving St. Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day is when we laud the memory of a great saint from 1600 years ago: The man who escaped slavery in Ireland yet returned there to establish monasteries, churches, and schools for the purpose of bringing the message of Christ to the land. (Apparently, he also drove all the snakes away, which is…
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Daylight “Savings” Solved
People have always made a stink about those clock changes when going on and off Daylight Saving Time. In fact, it’s been a bit of an issue ever since the monkey business started in 1918. Complaints vary: Some claim to feel out of sorts for a whole week (as if it was forced continental jetlag),…
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Curated Cogitations, Page 3
(Motivation)I would be surprised if a massively successful public figure identified a particular motivational poster as the career catalyst. Internal motivation is the key, unless you are filled with selfishness and ill-will, in which case, I’d recommend some good external motivation to the contrary. With everything going on in the world today, you should never…
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Professional Sports Records: The Great, Lamentable, Weird, and Irrelevant BY THE NUMBERS
Congratulations to LeBron James for reaching and surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time regular-season scoring record, previously 38,387 points. Despite this shout-out, my apologies in advance if you are either an NBA or NASCAR fan, as I didn’t include either sport in the following. It was enough already. NFL19355Career rushing yards: Emmitt Smith (1990-2004)23 (200)Penalties (and penalty…
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May I Get Some Help Here?
Store associates and fast-food workers are now pulling down $14-plus per hour. During most of my previous career as a private-school teacher, my salary provided around $11/hour based on a 40-hour week, so yeah, more like $7.50/hour considering at-home prep and grading. Two plusses, though: 1) After I earned my M.S. in Science Education, the…
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Another Quickie: Plumbing Angst and Scandal-Branding
As per last week’s post, I’m not going to put up any extensively-prepared material this week—I’m still taking a partial January hiatus. Besides, plumbing headaches both in our home and in our little Airbnb house have sucked the funny out of me. I’ll spare you the details, but I shall point out that 1) I…
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Curated Cogitations, Page 2
(Pessimist)Your best effort is difficult to top. If you just now gave your best effort and didn’t get the desired results, your future looks bleak. When someone states “I love my job; I’d do it for free,” be happy for this person because the first part might be true. Do not expect exemplary customer service…
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School Day Breakfast Conversation (London, 1763)
Ransford (Pa), Carleigh (Mum), Daisy (Teenage Daughter) Mum: Daisy, dear! Breakfast! Ransford, you too…Poached eggs and bacon will keep you strong as an ox. Pa: And keep you fattened and gorgeous! Mum: Don’t know about gorgeous these days. You’re stuck with me like an ugly old heirloom. I was a treat before! Pa: Well, I…
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Reading Between the Caution Sign Lines
Posted warnings may be a nice courtesy, or simply someone trying to cover their butt in case of an incident. With limited room for words on such signage, one might consider what text has been left out. “Watch Your Step” is common. Presumably, we are already responsible to watch our steps. But this cautionary post…