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Say it ain’t so, Joe.

October 5, 2008 in Honesty, Perseverance | 4 comments

My friend Robert’s sponsor told him early on that he can say anything he wants to in a meeting, anything at all, so long as it’s honest. I guess my pride is intact on some level or something because I don’t do that, at least not at meeting level. I share honestly, mind you. I just [...]

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Getting the direction right.

September 24, 2008 in Integrity | 4 comments

My favorite writer, Paul Monette, along with several collections of poetry, an acclaimed collection of essays, and two biographies, one of which won the National Book Award, wrote a bunch of pulp fiction.  It is pulp.  The stories aren’t challenging. They don’t really give one much to think about. But they are so beautifully written [...]

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