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Why We Dread Job Interviews

April 30, 2019October 16, 2019John Stavrakos
Of the guarantees in life, there are death, taxes, and, only slightly less uncomfortable, job interviews. If you haven’t been on one, it [...]

Music and Memory

November 8, 2017August 20, 2020John Stavrakos
It happens to all of us. We hear a song and immediately get taken back to a certain event in our lives. The [...]

‘Love You’ Not As Meaningful Without the Leading ‘I’

September 11, 2017December 22, 2021John Stavrakos
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 [...]

Imperfect 10–My Journey to Losing My First 10 Pounds

February 20, 2019April 30, 2019John Stavrakos
This past Christmas my sister got me a subscription to WW. I resisted asking her if she was trying to send me a [...]

Volunteer Your Time

February 16, 2019August 27, 2022John Stavrakos
The summer after graduating from college I fell into a depression, and I don’t know why. It was not in response to anything, [...]

Don’t Play It Again, Sam–Top 10 Most Overplayed Songs

January 25, 2019October 18, 2019John Stavrakos
Road trips are as old as the highway system. When I have a big road trip coming up, I get excited, especially if [...]

Dealing with Boomers in Today’s Workforce

January 11, 2019March 2, 2019John Stavrakos
Yesterday I left the hair salon hating myself. Not because I was unhappy with my haircut; in fact, I never even sat in [...]

Media Should Stop Glamorizing Mass Murderers

February 24, 2018March 2, 2019John Stavrakos
Last Wednesday began as just another day for the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Only one of them became an overnight [...]

The Problems with the NHL and How to Fix Them

September 11, 2017February 23, 2018John Stavrakos
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 [...]

Let Johnny Play

September 11, 2017October 14, 2017John Stavrakos
Johnny Schmendrick went out on the town last weekend with some of his buddies. There was excessive alcohol consumption and typical loutish behavior, [...]

Cubs Fever…Don’t Catch It

September 11, 2017March 2, 2019John Stavrakos
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 [...]

Back to the Past

September 11, 2017February 23, 2018John Stavrakos
You got sucker-punched by the Cubs yet again, and you have no one to blame but yourselves. Notice I say “you,” not “we.” [...]

Classic Christmas Songs in Today’s World

September 11, 2017December 4, 2019John Stavrakos
I am the biggest pushover when it comes to Christmas. I just love this time of year. I know it’s grown into a [...]

2016 Sports Season Could Be Epic

September 11, 2017February 23, 2018John Stavrakos
If all the prognostications for the upcoming sports seasons hold true, 2016 will be monumental. All four major sports leagues have potential champions [...]

Cubs Fans, Breathe

October 17, 2015March 2, 2019John Stavrakos
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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