When the weather is nice I like to fire up the grill. In days past firing up the grill also meant at least a 6 pack of Mike’s Hard Cranberry Lemonade. Although it is easy to remember that when I take even one drink the obsession takes over (and I wake up the […]

Posted on August 28th, 2007 by The User
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I found one of my secrets on PostSecret.com:

My wife makes more money than me and probably always will.  She is brilliant and has worked so hard to achieve everything she has accomplished.  She is the reason I will be able to live the life I am becoming accustomed to.  Thank you.  I appreciate you more […]

Posted on August 20th, 2007 by The User
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As each day passes and I get more sobriety under my belt I come to realize that I am becoming a better person not only for myself but for them. (well, not the pirate!)

Posted on August 18th, 2007 by The User
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Abraham Maslow, psychologist, humanist, circa mid-1900’s.
He is most noted for his hierarchy of needs that he developed in an attempt to explain the behaviors governing human motivation.

It is my experience that you can have some of the higher needs met without one or more of the lower needs intact, that is, assuming at some point […]

Posted on August 8th, 2007 by The User
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