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Entries from December 2009

Losing My Religion

December 4th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve always loved being a Jew.  I suppose that after hundreds of years, if not thousands, my ancestors would be pleased that I can do the Jew Strut.  The problem is that no one in my family is remotely observant.  We had a Christmas tree.  We opened presents and ate ham on Christmas Eve (wow, [...]

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9 to 5: What’s your score?

December 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’m a nerd. I loved school. I loved grades. And I wasn’t even the kind of kid who bragged about them – they were my own personal treasure that I hoarded like Scrooge McDuck hoarded gold.

But I don’t love being scored in the workplace. I guess even when you get the equivalent of a 90% [...]

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