Category: society
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FRESHAi to Def
Just my imagination, running away with me. – The Temptations Some time ago, I stopped into a Wendy’s because my youngest child was begging for a Frosty. We pulled up to the menu and an automated voice said we could order whenever we were ready. I placed the order and watched as my items appeared…
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The golden arches “lovin’ it”
I ain’t got no money. Prince Earlier in the week, I complained about the attitude of sisters at the drive-thru. I developed a better understanding when I passed a McDonald’s the other night. The restaurant had a digital sign that read: HIRING OPENERS. PAY UP TO $9/HR. It set tucked up under those golden arches…
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Sledgehammers, Hazelnuts, Chemo and Cancer
CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC ALERT: In recent news, TV personality Joan Lunden is on the cover of People magazine. She’s bald. She’s being celebrated. Why? Because Lunden is fighting breast cancer through the use of chemo. I feel the urge to be unabashedly honest here. Society tells me that I’m supposed to feel awe, love, empathy. That…