We can do almost
anything we put our minds
to, except focus.

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Paranoia bears
a strong resemblance to a
nonstop awareness.

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The exterior
hides everything — joy, sadness,
pain — within ourselves.

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Video: The origin of Labor Day

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First comes work, then comes
life, and bringing up the rear
is balance. Then … death.

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My picks for #sundayread for Sept. 6, 2015:

• Blogging fear: Looking stupid / writer’s block
• Stephen Colbert, the Late Night Hope, by Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff
• The Truth of “Black Lives Matter”
• Flashback: Birmingham’s Best Eats: Three lessons from the series #bham
• Librarians on Bikes Deliver Books, WiFi to Kids in “Book Deserts,” by @UrbanMuseWriter
• How I Earned $4,500 in 2 Days from One Blog Post and One Email, by @PeterShankman
• Apply now to be the #yallconnect Volunteer Coordinator
• Secret history of “Y’all”: Origins of legendary Southern slang, by @CameronMcNabb
• Butter in Coffee & Other Cons: Tales from Fitness Insider, by @DickTalens (via @sthig)
• Flashback: Y’all Connect – The story of a city continues
• Why Scandinavian children’s books have no taboos, by Ingelin Røssland @ringelin
• Neb. gave post-Katrina start to family. They need rescue again. By @EliSaslow (via @nelson_aj)
• Bart Starr’s drive to honor fellow Packer great Brett Favre, by @Ian_OConnor #bham
• The Late, Great Stephen Colbert, by Joel Lovell @lovelljoel

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Friday night is for
football, as is Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.

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The last jar of peach
preserves and basket of plump
tomatoes has sold.

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They rigged the ballot
so only predetermined
elites could win votes.

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The biggest garden
foe was not cat nor bunny
but incompetence.

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The scooter helped her
up and down the hall, if not
back on her own feet.

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He flew across the
land with his wife sometimes and
his mistress sometimes.

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