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BLACKMAILING: The real estate agent tried to trick me

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BLACKMAILING: The real estate agent tried to trick me I was thrilled. Microsoft bought my software startup for more than $200,000,000 and offered to keep me in charge. Initially, we were 3 geeks who chose to quit their second year at Stanford and work on an idea I had. The theory was easy to understand: Many travelers waste a lot of time googling the best destinations, most sought-after attractions, hours of operations, prices, how busy it is, etc. I created software that combined data from multiple sources that allowed me to display all of the above in real-time. Together, the … Read more

The New Girl-28

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Thank you for all your messages and encouragement, Please read the previous part here ( The New Girl-27 ). Now let’s continue I said “ok fine, but give me half an hour to have my lunch and take rest, then I will call you”. He gave me that million dollar smile. I went inside his cabin and put the money in my bag when he entered. Without asking he took my lunch box and proceeded to warm my lunch and served it to me on a plate. I sat on his bed having it while he sat by my side affectionately … Read more

Dances to a hit song, father becomes a predator

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I had heard the song before. I’m sure you have too, a thousand times. Blurred lines. I know you want it. For most of last summer, it was the only song on the radio. Being a forty-five year old father of two, I wasn’t exactly the target demographic. The only reason I remembered the name of the song was when my wife showed me the online-only version of the music video. “I can’t believe this,” she said, as two almost entirely nude girls frolicked around on the screen. “Remember when we watched MTV and it was just music and the … Read more

My sister likes taking risks

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My sister likes taking risks, Personally, I blame my parents. They were the ones who insisted that they needed privacy and banished us down to the finished basement with its old, smelly carpeting and busted up furniture. It was our parents who decided that cable was a huge ripoff and Netflix was a scam, leaving us to explore the depths and dangers of broadcast television. And It was our parents who said — even though I was a senior in high school and Emily was a freshman in college — that we weren’t allowed to go out unsupervised. It’s like they … Read more