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Brian's avatar

It’s all balance right? That’s why vacations are always too short and all good things come to an end.

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Zac Cross's avatar

Loved it. "Nothing a six-pack of Busch and a pack of Camel Lights couldn’t solve." Is my favorite line you've ever written. Joking but only kind of.

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gbdownes@umass.edu's avatar

I didn’t expect such a raw and open entry as part of the AYCE Chinese Buffet, but I appreciate it. It spoke to me, especially because I also have two kids and my daughter convinced us to get a dog last year, which has been a big adjustment for all of us. Really enjoy your writing!

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Robbe Reddinger's avatar

Thanks dude!

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Chris Fehr's avatar

I remember the days of $200 CDN rent. Coincidentally I shared that house with about a dozen dogs, blue healers and a rottweiler that walked around like a pack. You had to carry a bat they were afraid of! Back then I could leave town for good it seems in 24 hours but the decision was only a 5 minute affair.

I had my own big time management adventure back then. I was just taking 4 courses and working a random part time schedule at the Sears tire shop. I woke up thinking I was late for work, raced there and finding the doors locked wasn't enough to wake me up enough to realize I should be back in bed. I managed to convince the cleaning guy to open the door and set off the alarms. Of course neither of us knew how to shut it off. Honestly so long ago I don't remember how it got turned off, probably waited around a long time for security to show up.

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