I left SEL in April 2019. Almost 3 years later, there is something I need to apologize for and I didn’t realize until last night. Sitting in a half daze, partly from the muscle relaxer I am taking and partly from the long day, watching Superstore on Peacock, Jess turns to me and asks a simple question from my blog post yesterday, “why don’t you add spaces after the subhead?” I glanced over at her phone and to my surprise I see her reading my blog post. My surprise is the first reason I need to apologize, the second ...

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Overwhelmingly, when I meet new people, they always seem to want to know what line of work I use to feed my family. I am sure you’ve been there before… “Hey Jonathan, this is George, he’s a tax attorney.” “Good to meet you, Jonathan, what do you do?” Sound familiar? Now I am assuming he means what I do for work. I once read in a self-help book that, the title has long packed up its belongings and left my memory, gave a clever answer to that very question. It said instead of listing what you do for work ...

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What if I made the world? You may or may not know, but I dabble a bit in engineering. During my stint at UI, I almost completed a Civil Engineering degree. Often times I wonder, What if I made the world? How would it be different, if at all? In my limited human mind, I think first of all, I would create a universe that was full of cause and effect. Yes, much like our world now, but maybe a little more understandable. It would be fun that at birth, you are handed a manual that outlines all the ...

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Our local theater PCT, Pullman Civic Theatre, started a challenge called Carpe Diem. The basics are that in 24 hours a 10-minute play, with challenges, is written and produced in 24 hours. With the pandemic, the challenges increased and we turned it into a 12-hour process. I hope you enjoy the plays. I’ve included my script for your pleasure. Total there are 3 actresses, 2 directors, and 4 writers from PCT. I hope you enjoy it! A Single Note Characters: –       Sandy: Protagonist. She is full of loss and depression but can’t express it through words.  –       Georgia: Antagonist. ...

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