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Note: This is a “reprint” of an article I wrote for the now-defunct The Cask. The metal of metals, copper possesses several traits that have made it one of humanity’s most favored elements, despite lacking the panache of silver, gold, or platinum. For example, copper—colored red-orange in its purest state—is one of the four elemental …
Frustration is the shriveled hand that quickly lowers our life-blinds and prevents us from enjoying the vistas. The feeling can touch any area of our existences, but it has a particularly wounding sting when it grips our careers. Although I constantly trumpet the idea of divorcing one’s self-worth from one’s job, I recognize that it can be a wickedly difficult …
When the word “expert” hits your ears, what images come to mind? A wizened man with salt-and-pepper hair in a tweed jacket? A scholarly woman sporting a bun and librarian glasses? How about a guy in a cheap sweater, Lucky jeans, and low-top suede Wallabees? If you didn’t imagine the last person, I don’t blame; I …
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