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Fear

Do I Have to Make You Happy?

Someone once asked me, “How much extra time do you think we would have if we weren’t trying to get people to like us?” I tried to ignore the question like it didn’t apply to me.  But I “felt” it.  I found myself pondering it much longer than I expected. Over the next few days […]

How the Future Can Steal Our Joy

I stopped a high-speed car chase. It was 1978, and I was driving my wife’s Pontiac Firebird.  Blue, sporty, white interior.  Classy, just like her. The light turned green, and I started through the intersection – unaware of the police chase approaching from my left.  The driver had stolen the car after robbing a liquor […]

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