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Small Town High School Football
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Small Town High School Football

I have no time for or interest in pro (or even college) sports. Give me, instead, small town high school football. I love the volunteer labor force: the eager ticket takers, the friendly concession stand workers, the local cops with their guns on...

November 3, 2012
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Live Forever
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Live Forever

Dan Buettner’s been studying the residents of Ikaria, who stay sharp and sexually active into their nineties and beyond. His conclusions: The $70 billion diet industry and $20 billion health-club industry … persuade us that if we eat the right...

October 28, 2012
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Just Showing Up
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Just Showing Up

I like to think of Resistance as looking a lot like Gollum from The Lord of the Rings: a whiny, sniveling little demon that sits on my shoulder and urges me to do anything else but the work I’m meant to do. * * * * * Some time ago, I started...

June 18, 2012
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Chelsea Recommends Big Daddy Biscuits
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Chelsea Recommends Big Daddy Biscuits

Yesterday was one of those rare early-Summer days in Atlanta: a sunny Saturday morning with bright skies, low humidity, and a faint, delicious chill in the air. When we walked outside on our way to the Piedmont Park Green Market, it felt like a...

June 3, 2012
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Twenty Years Together
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Twenty Years Together

Twenty years ago today, I went on a first date with with a guy named Clyde Parks. We’ve been together ever since. I met Clyde at a movie night sponsored by a local church. I speculated that we might rent a movie from my favorite video store...

May 28, 2012
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Finding Your Strengths
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Finding Your Strengths

So, there’s a simple test you can take to identify which of several dozen traits are your “strengths.” The results include a breakdown of your top five strengths, a personalized report identifying what makes you stand out from...

April 24, 2012
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On Productivity and Making a Difference
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On Productivity and Making a Difference

When they give you three things to do, you can make meaningful, measurable progress. You can have an impact. You can make things better. You can leave work satisfied every day, saying, “I made a difference.” When they give you twenty...

April 12, 2012
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Home Again, Home Again
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Home Again, Home Again

So we’re back home, going from the gentle grace of a New Zealand summer to an all-out battle between Atlanta’s dying winter and newborn spring. Peachtree Street shrieks with gale-force winds, tornados swirl in the skies overhead, and no...

March 6, 2012
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The Menu in the Men’s Room
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The Menu in the Men’s Room

So, I’m sitting in the men’s room, doing what one does when one sits in the men’s room, when, from the stall next to mine, I hear it: Rattle. Rattle rattle rattle. Crinkle. *Munch.* Yes. Yes, dear reader. That’s the...

February 2, 2012
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Belk at Phipps Plaza Holds Crappy 0% Off Sale
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Belk at Phipps Plaza Holds Crappy 0% Off Sale

According to the manufacturer’s factory-printed tag, these men’s button-down dress shirts are an “every day value” at Belk for just $24.97 each. Today, during Belk’s 50% off sale, you’d think you could pick one up...

January 28, 2012
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