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"It does not necessarily produce happiness, and can even be #painful, but we all require devotion to something more than ourselves for our lives to be endurable. Without it, we have only our desires to guide us, and they are fleeting, capricious, and insatiable. They provide, ultimately, only #torment." (-Josiah Royce) #aging #dysfunction #LessonsLearned #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #floral #bowtie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange https://www.instagram.com/p/CPUKI31r8el/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“Sages are not ashamed of having low social status, but they are ashamed of not putting the Way into practice. They do not worry about their own lives being short, but they do worry about the distress of the common people.” (-Huai-nan tzu) #rant #senile #aging #relaxing #LAtraffic #trafficJam #SundayDriver #SundayNight #SundaySchool #commute #onboard #dashcam #myPOV https://www.instagram.com/p/CPPYtjNgFT0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"...the righteous (tzaddiq, in Hebrew)...are willing to #disadvantage themselves to advantage the community; the wicked are willing to disadvantage the community to advantage themselves." (-Bruce K. Waltke) #LessonsLearned #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EldredgeKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #infidel #earlydinner is #LoadedFries with #ChiliVerde #pork, #avocado #salsa, #onion, #cilantro, #cheddar, and #pepperjack on a bed of #potatoes #carbcycling #comfortfood #postworkout #cheatmeal https://www.instagram.com/p/CPHTEF4Lu_l/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"You do realize, if you choose to join us, that the work will be hard, the hours long, the results slow...and agonizing...and we'll see no shortage of death at our own hands." (-Dr. J.M. Christiansen, recruiting John Thackery, in "The Knick") #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #ContrastTie #EldredgeKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #lunch is vegan #pozole #JustAddSalt https://www.instagram.com/p/CPB5sKOLZgi/?utm_medium=tumblr

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When you have to work several times as hard after being sidelined for 15-30 minutes, then it wasn't a break. It was a penalty box. #LessonsLearned #commute #LAtraffic #BeforeTheRain #SaturdayNight #onboard #dashcam #myPOV https://www.instagram.com/p/CO6wYH_Ao8F/?igshid=1cinswvzmzkgy

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It's the particular anguish of suddenly realizing the weight of all the changes that have been accumulating. #aging #doubt #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #WardrobeChange #lunch is #Pork #meatloaf with #SpicyMayo, #GreenOnion, and #FriedEgg, on #WhiteRice #comfortfood https://www.instagram.com/p/CO0wQL1r-9W/?igshid=ex0sl1p6ftcn

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Drama queens are always after blood. We're not after blood, we're after information. In the grand scheme of things, whatever caused the immediate upset was, at best, middle management. It's more likely that we can follow the upset upwards and reveal something/someone more important that truly merits the definitive response. #LessonsLearned #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #Lunch is #deepfried #salmon with #whiterice, #greenonion, #peanuts and #nuocmam. #comfortfood https://www.instagram.com/p/COvvtr8r3dn/?igshid=1pt33xhoslv0c

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The #insomnia is particularly bad with this warmer weather. (Either that, or my favorite deli decided to caffeinate my #SpinachWrap.) #journaling #afterhours and #latedinner #smokedsausage and #PorkLoin with #avocado #cheddar #picodegallo #friedegg on #spinach #tortilla #comfortfood https://www.instagram.com/p/COj6qpkrUxA/?igshid=1cbwncy61h8gx

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We've got some work to do, then. #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #Lunch is a #FriedChickenSandwich with #fries and #chimichurri #carbcycling #postworkout #comfortfood #cheatmeal #CurrentlyReading ("Being Mortal" by Dr. Atul Gawande) https://www.instagram.com/p/COip_gDLvZQ/?igshid=ap4mgjh8rhcg

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Tell the chef I’ll have my #fries with a side of #genetics and #mathematics, please. #Lunch is #LoadedFries with #chicharrones #guisados, #BlackBeans, #QuesoFresco, #cilantro, #onion, and #crema on a bed of #potatoes. #carbcycling, #postworkout #comfortfood #cheatmeal #MayTheFourth #OriginOfPugs #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange https://www.instagram.com/p/COdeO0nryEU/?igshid=l7rmg92ltu7i

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The strictest taskmasters tend to be the oblivious tyrants who've never had to pay the ENORMOUS expense of recruiting and training someone new from scratch (...because when competent people leave for greener pastures, training has to cut away from full-speed productivity and consume obscene amounts of time, investment, profit, and commitment). #CaptainObvious #rant #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #dinner #NotHungry #EatingLight #spicy #curry #couscous (#roasted #cauliflower and #carrots) #comfortfood #carbcycling https://www.instagram.com/p/CORG8k_Lfbo/?igshid=ov30pes8vwy2

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I remember reading Erving Goffman's book "Asylums" years ago for some undergrad elective coursework. I hadn't yet come anywhere close to making the connection that even certain aspects of basic healthcare/aftercare might do more harm than good. #LessonsLearned #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #CurrentlyReading ("Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande) #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #plaid #tartan #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #breakfast is #leftovers #ChickenBurrito #postworkout #comfortfood #cheatmeal https://www.instagram.com/p/COLAyp1LVcP/?igshid=zvph5xfhhx39

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When a self-proclaimed "asshole" decides that he's responsible for setting the tone at his store, I'm giving him my undivided attention. #CurrentlyReading ("Crush It" [2010] by Gary Vaynerchuk) #journaling #wtnresearchAfterHours #SaturdayNight #LateDinner is #UnagiMusubi #comfortfood #CarbCycling https://www.instagram.com/p/COEr_ANLh8p/?igshid=1edid16wqz3pn

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"We close when the bread runs out." The decisions that you make and perpetuate demonstrate 1) what/who you stand for, 2) how you think about the future, 3) the manner/behavior in which you manifest your actual values, and 4) how you perceive opportunities/risks/responsibilities. #LessonsLearned #CaptainObvious #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #wardrobechange #CurrentlyReading (Jason Fried's "ReWork") #CurrentlyBaking #OfficeTreats #BananaBread with #CoconutMilk, #taro, #eggs, #butter, #sugar, #vanilla and #baguette cubes https://www.instagram.com/p/CN_C3T8L0OT/?igshid=6xxvar8wedk4

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Anticipate the weather, the terrain, and the needs of everyone involved, including your opposition. #LessonsLearned #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #Breakfast is #leftovers #MushroomBurger and #DoubleDouble #comfortfood #cheatmeal #CurrentlyReading (Joseph Michelli's "The Zappos Experience") https://www.instagram.com/p/CN47dd4Lo6n/?igshid=qhfogvu1vtnh

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Time and attention—these are the two fundamental boundary conditions by which people are predictably controlled. Both are hard to find and easy to lose. #LessonsLearned #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #Lunch is #Flatbread (not pizza, apparently) with #shrimp and #spinach #comfortfood https://www.instagram.com/p/CNsu3OALd0J/?igshid=1euwzoti94n2u

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Quality and organizational cohesion are like water: they naturally flow downhill. However, similar to water, if such resources need to come back up the mountain, it takes systematic #engineering. #LessonsLearned #IAmNotWearingAnyPants #DIY #handmade #homemade #EmbraceKnot #necktie #ShirtAndTie #dapper #WardrobeChange #LateLunch is #ClamChowder with #bacon and #GarlicBread #comfortfood https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnsGGBLTT3/?igshid=1enatpty9bl1e