Annoying words and names for career choices – Part 2
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Boniface the Dog shares thoughts on style – Part 1
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Let’s Dance – Although I Do Not Know How To
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Sleep? What’s so new about it? Part I
Sleep? What’s So New About It? Part I 1675 words • 8 minutes Well, now that you mention it there is quite a bit new in sleep research. So before you doze off might I be allowed to “catch you up” with what is going on? No doubt you enjoy those great “S” words that have...
Why Is a Manhole Cover Round? The Fun of Interviews
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About Your Average Author
Bios are normally the place to list great achievements and accolades, but since Neal’s are a bit thin the recap of his life is refreshingly brief.
Quite early Neal caught the attention of his teachers as being on the fast track to the cherished 50th percentile in life. It might have been his noteworthy lack of skill, not to mention talents, in areas such as academics, athletics, the arts and drama, or social life. Together they destined him to observer status only. Tragic? No, for it was there that he found his comfortable place in the just average bleachers.