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Thank your TSA Agent this Holiday Season

December 21, 2010

I may be living in the academic bubble, but I’m well aware of the fact that TSA agents have had it rough for a while thanks to the new pat-downs. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that manners are on a huge decline (based on personal observation), and we’re […]

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If the Fates Allow

October 26, 2009

It’s that time of year again. My family has to negotiate the holiday schedule between four different locations. And this is just the five of us (parents, me, two brothers). None of the children are married yet, and extended family can’t always fit into the equation. We are officially a “see you at Christmas” kind […]

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Table For One

March 11, 2009

Being a single Gen-Yer with no concept of work/life balance, I go out to eat alone pretty often. It wasn’t until I started traveling for work a few years ago that I first battled that awkward “table for one” feeling. I had issues because I didn’t know how to act when I was seated by […]

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