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Scheduling Difficulties

 Life is full of rhythms and patterns.  The earth rotates on its axis every twenty-four hours.  Bad old ideas are turned into bad new TV shows every Fall.  Presidential candidates lie about each other every four years.  Even my own … Continue reading

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Wait Right Here

Earlier this week my car asked to be taken to the shop for repairs.  A deep, distressed growl replaced the normal quiet hum of road noise.  Either I’d developed a mechanical problem or a dyspeptic grizzly had taken up residence … Continue reading

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Accounting For My Time

If they made a movie about my professional life, it would be called Kevin Cummings and the ‘To-Do’ List of Doom. Each workday I start with a nice clean sheet of note paper which I sully with an ugly list … Continue reading

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Relaxing on Schedule

From the moment the alarm clock interrupts my inadequate night’s sleep to the moment I drift off in front of the TV while the frowny-faced anchorperson tries to scare me to death with actual news, I am at the mercy … Continue reading

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Teenage Standard Time

This is actually very much an exaggeration of the way my children really are, but the truth isn’t half so funny and this is a humor column. -Ed My children and I live in different time zones. They live in … Continue reading

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