Okay. The first thing you should know is I’m in a lot of psychic pain right now, and my stomach feels like it’s about to explode. Serious stuff has befallen two people I care about, and I am—to quote Anne Lamott—“like everyone else, suffering like a sonofab----.”
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Who isn’t feeling job stress? With U.S. unemployment at 10 percent, even those of us with jobs are feeling out of sorts: less stability, more pressure and perhaps the haunting question, “Is this all there is?” Then there’s the survivors’ guilt that reminds us, “I should be thankful just to have a jo ...
A friend of mine, who’s Catholic, was asked to plan the office “Christmas” party. He explained to his boss (a Turkish Muslim) that it was really more appropriate to call it a holiday party. The Muslim boss shrugged and asked, “Who are we bulls----ng? It’s a Christmas party.”
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Do you know why adults always asked us when we were kids, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” They were looking for ideas. And while I say that tongue-in-cheek, I think there’s some truth to it.
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