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The Mask
Originally published January 14, 2015 Throughout his life and in the eye of his menhe stood on a raised platform But inside, this man struggled His struggles took him to searchfor a reason A reason unknown,he questioned a higher power With no answer in sightthe man continued to struggle A hidden force took control andheld him back A faceless wonderdefeated him with every victory But this man has bled Bled through lifes battleshe carries his scars With an eye fixed on the horizon of hopehis battle continues Finding a source of energyand a glimmer of hope His quest for victorybecame his searchfor the higher power This lead him to look up…
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The grass is always green
Originally published Jan 14, 2015 There are different shades of green but green nonetheless. “Why’d you go back to your old job” is the question I get asked most often, “I guess the grass wasn’t greener on the other side, huh?” said with a grin. I find this question or reasoning quite false. Grass is always a shade of green when you leave. What shade depends on your interpretation. Why is it green? Because you’re optimistic about the new opportunity, new company, new challenges, role, people, etc… It’s a new beginning to a chapter that’s ended. It’s a bright, healthy, energetic green. So what color should it be should you…
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Berliner
Germany – 7/16/2015 What a brilliant mess of a city. It took 4 hours to get from Frankfurt to Berlin on a high speed ICE (Inter City Express) train that made several stops along the way. Not sure where ‘Express’ plays into it if it’s making a bunch of stops. With the exception of being caught as a tourist, not aware of where I’m at and jumping into rounds of games that ended up costing me a little. Berlin is an excellent, dynamic and culturally innovative city. For a city this size (not to mention being the capital of Germany), it’s relatively moderate in terms of cost and a lot cheaper…
