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The year was 1968/69 when the little gray dress first made its appearance. It was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen as a little girl. It was not a frilly or froufrou dress, and it wouldn’t have turned heads or garnered many oohs and ahhs from a crowd. There were no diamonds, pearls, lace, or ruffles. When looking at the little gray dress, there was absolutely nothing spectacular ab...
If you ask most people how they feel about constructive criticism, I'm sure half of them would say they love to get feedback. But, do they mean it? Do they want it? Are they looking for an honest answer, or do they hope it will be just enough to cause a slight sting to their ego rather than destroy it? On any given day, most people would prefer to give constructive criticism than receive it. It's an area where one must t...
“Sit down in there!” I can still hear her voice when I look back on my adolescent years. Those words will forever ring in my ear when I think of Aunt Minnie yelling at me, my brother, and two sisters as we peeked around the corner while she prepared bowls of ice cream. We laughed hard as we tried to guess which one of us would get “the spoon” that neither of us wanted. Aunt Minnie had what was known as a sugar s...
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