The only thing on my mind when someone passes me the soccer ball is scoring a goal. I love playing soccer and I’ve played my whole life. I had played from age 4 to 28 and never had any injuries. No sprained ankles, no pulled hamstrings, nothing. I didn’t think I was invincible but I …
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I will never forget flying through the air in Nicaragua at 45 miles per hour wearing a T-shirt and board shorts and a helmet that was so loose it was being blown back by the wind. It ended as well as it could have. I hit an unannounced speed bump after hitting the brakes and …
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I woke up this morning and my back hurt. It put everything back into perspective. It was painful to roll over, lean over, and bend over. As you would expect, the back is an essential and important part of the body. I haven’t had my doctor’s appointment yet but I’m already wondering if the treatment …
Last year, I shipped some goods to me from China using a logistics provider. It was a relatively small shipment and cost me $846. As the goods got closer to me, they asked me over email if I was going to be there on a certain day to receive the goods. I said no, I’ll …
I wanted to buy a bottle of wine and walked into a winery’s shop to look at what they had on offer. Most of the wines were about $50 and not quite as affordable as I was looking for. I was just looking for “a bottle of wine”. I saw a little grocery store on …
My son just learned how to balance on his balance bike and the next step for him is to balance on a bike with pedals but I didn’t want to rush it. Learning to keep your balance is a nice milestone to reach, and to enjoy for more than a moment. Even though I knew …
I was watching a documentary on Michael Jordan that described a conflict he had with the general manager of the Chicago Bulls. The team wasn’t having a great season and there was a chance that they wouldn’t make the playoffs. Michael thought that the general manager didn’t want to make the playoffs because then they …
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, the seasonal anniversary of pilgrims and Native Americans celebrating an autumn harvest with a feast. They were grateful for food. It’s so easy to lose sight of what you have and focus on forward and see what you don’t have. One of our cars has blindspot warnings on …
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I wanted to buy a bag of regular rice but I bought a bag of sushi rice by accident instead. On the receipt, it says “Save your receipt for returns and exchanges within 3 days.” It had now been 5 days. When I got to the store, there was a sign at the checkout that …
The first person you ask might not know the answer to your question. Worse yet, they might give you an answer that’s incomplete or incorrect and neither of you will know. Unless you keep asking other people. So keep asking different people. Shopping for a car, I went to the manufacturer’s website and tried to …
