Lock-Out

Recently one night at a gas station, and for the first time, I locked myself out of my car. Just as I hung up the gas pump, I hear a series of clicks: I-click-spin-click. A-click-round-click. I look inside. The car keys, along with purse and phone book are there. I pull on all four door [...]

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the price is right

One price you pay for eternity is trying to right all the perceived wrongs. I think it means never to exact revenge, never punishing children for their parents’ slights. It means being honest and admitting when you are wrong. You admit that you looked at yourself and the world around you and only saw the worst motives and [...]

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chase the wild goose

The first time I lost my temper at work, my boss gave me a dollar. “Go buy me a Coke,” he says, “Make sure it’s Diet.” This time I have a fit, my boss sends me to the hospital. He sets a roll of drawings on my desk and a form, “Go find X and [...]

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