Music and Memory
It happens to all of us. We hear a song and immediately get taken back to a certain event in our lives. The
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AuthorJohn Stavrakos
‘Love You’ Not As Meaningful Without the Leading ‘I’
Why don’t people say “I love you” anymore? It’s been truncated to “love you,” and I don’t know why. Is including that one-letter
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Imperfect 10–My Journey to Losing My First 10 Pounds
This past Christmas my sister got me a subscription to WW. I resisted asking her if she was trying to send me a
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Volunteer Your Time
The summer after graduating from college I fell into a depression, and I don’t know why. It was not in response to anything,
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Don’t Play It Again, Sam–Top 10 Most Overplayed Songs
Road trips are as old as the highway system. When I have a big road trip coming up, I get excited, especially if
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Dealing with Boomers in Today’s Workforce
Yesterday I left the hair salon hating myself. Not because I was unhappy with my haircut; in fact, I never even sat in
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Media Should Stop Glamorizing Mass Murderers
Last Wednesday began as just another day for the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Only one of them became an overnight
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The Problems with the NHL and How to Fix Them
The 2016 NHL playoffs have delivered great skating, oh-that’s-gotta-hurt hits, how-did-he-do-that saves, countless dislodged teeth, and manicure-ruining overtimes. This is standard fare for
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Let Johnny Play
Johnny Schmendrick went out on the town last weekend with some of his buddies. There was excessive alcohol consumption and typical loutish behavior,
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Cubs Fever…Don’t Catch It
The biggest Chicago sports story going into the fall of 2015, besides Patrick Kane’s did-he-or-didn’t-he rape allegation, is the Cubs making it to
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Back to the Past
You got sucker-punched by the Cubs yet again, and you have no one to blame but yourselves. Notice I say “you,” not “we.”
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Classic Christmas Songs in Today’s World
I am the biggest pushover when it comes to Christmas. I just love this time of year. I know it’s grown into a
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2016 Sports Season Could Be Epic
If all the prognostications for the upcoming sports seasons hold true, 2016 will be monumental. All four major sports leagues have potential champions
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Cubs Fans, Breathe
Since the Cubs advanced to the NLCS on Tuesday, Chicagoans are in a frenzy. We’ve seen baseballs preserved for the ages with Kyle
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