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    RoboCop: Still Relevant

    September 17, 2013 /No Comments

    Bad casting killed the Total Recall remake. The 2014 RoboCop had a better shot — and the original's warnings about privatized law enforcement have only gotten more accurate.

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    Tales from the High Road

    September 16, 2013 /No Comments

    My brother asked for my help moving, then slept through it. A rant about flaky people, ignored texts, and why the high road was the only road left.

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    Smartphones and the Art of Listening

    September 15, 2013 /No Comments

    My sociology professor made us put our phones face-down to learn about listening. It reminded me of the last months of my marriage — texting my BFF from the sofa so I wouldn't say what I actually wanted to say.

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    Working My Nerves

    September 14, 2013 /No Comments

    Even after the divorce the ex continues to pin the blame for random things on me. He is working my every last nerve.

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    Actively Studying and Other Dilemmas

    September 13, 2013 /No Comments

    Back in college after a decade away, studying on NyQuil, watching classmates ask for quiz answers. Turns out the military prepared me better than I realized.

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