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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
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| 10:54a |
@@@@@"Five pounds apiece for three lousy
@@@@@"Five pounds apiece for three lousy canteens? Wilson, you can get five canteens for twenty-five pounds
"Now, you know you cain't, Red"Where the hell's your five pounds, Wilson?"
Wilson took out Gallagher's money
"It wouldn't be one of the other men's money, would it?"
Wilson sighed"Honestly, Red, Ah don' know how the hell you can think those kind of things about a buddy At the moment he was completely sincere
"All right, here's five," Red growledHe still thought Wilson was lying, but it didn't really matterHe needed to get drunk anyway, and he did not have the energy to find some liquor for himselfHis body stiffened for a moment in a duplication of the panic that had caught him when he was walking alone on the trail and had heard the shot from Croft's gun"All we ever do is screw each other anyway, what the hell He could not shake the death of the Japanese prisonerIt had been wrong somehowWhen the Jap hadn't been killed the first time, he rated being taken in as a prisonerBut it was more than thatHe should have stayedThe whole week up there, the night on the river, the killingsLet Wilson have his good time; it was getting hard to find
Wilson collected the rest of the money from Croft and Martinez, picked up four empty canteens, and went off to see the mess sergeantHe paid the twenty pounds he had promoted, and returned with the four canteens filledOne of them he hid under a folded blanket in his pup tent, and then he joined the other men and unhitched the canteens from his belt"We better drink 'em up fast," he said"That alcohol might eat on the metal
Gallagher took a swig"What the fug is it made of?" he ask | | 12:58p |
@@@@@oes school prepare children for the real
@@@@@oes school prepare children for the real world? "Study hard and get good grades and you will find a high-paying job with great benefits," my parents used to sayTheir goal in life was to provide a college education for my older sister and me, so that we would have the greatest chance for success in lifeWhen T finally earned my diploma in 1976-graduating with honors, and near the top of my class, in accounting from Florida State University-my parents had realized their goalIt was the crowning achievement of their livesIn accordance with the "Master Plan," I was hired by a "Big 8" accounting firm, and I looked forward to a long career and retirement at an early age
My husband, Michael, followed a similar pathWe both came from hard-working families, of modest means but with strong work ethicsMichael also graduated with honors, but he did it twice: first as an engineer and then from law schoolHe was quickly recruited by a prestigious Washington, D law firm that specialized in patent law, and his future seemed bright, career path well-defined and early retirement guaranteed
Although we have been successful in our careers, they have not turned out quite as we expectedWe both have changed positions several times-for all the right reasons-but there are no pension plans vesting on our behalfOur retirement funds are growing only through our individual contributions
Michael and I have a wonderful marriage with three great childrenAs I write this, two are in college and one is just beginning high schoolWe have spent a fortune making sure our children have received the best education available
One day in 1996, one of my children came home disillusioned with schoolHe was bored and tired of studying"Why should I put time into studying subjects I will never use in real life?" he protested
Without thinking, I responded, "Because if you don't get good grades, you won't get into college
"Regardless of whether I go to college," he replied, "I'm going to be rich
"If you don't graduate from college, you won't get a good job," I responded with a tinge of panic and motherly concern"And if you don't have a good job, how do you plan to get rich?"
My son smirked and slowly shook his head with mild boredomWe have had this talk many times beforeHe lowered his head and rolled his ey |
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