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- A dream unanswered - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Samy SimpsonShe looked up with tears in her eyes. I quickly tried to backtrack on the comment and make a joke or something, but it was apparent that I had hit a nerve. The crowded restaurant suddenly seemed very quiet to me and my stomach sunk a little as I realized that our casual conversation was maybe ...
Views: 1298 - The opportunities lost from inaction are often riskier than action - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Samy Simpson"I just can't do it!" His face was red, he was tearing up and his ego was bruised in that moment. The battle line was now clearly drawn between our 6-year old and his parents. It all started innocently enough. My wife Nora had attended a nutrition class at our middle son's preschool in the past ...
Views: 1283 - This I Believe - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Samy SimpsonI was running out the door to catch another plane when I grabbed a book to help kill the few hours between cities. It had been given to me by one of my wife's relatives over the holidays and I had tucked it away on the book shelf until now. I don't know why the cover caught my eye today. Maybe ...
Views: 1382 - Just Shut Up Already! - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2008 from Samy SimpsonMost people are commenting they will just be happy when the ads finally stop! It was a commentary from a radio reporter covering the final hours of campaigning in the Iowa caucuses that could very well determine the next president of the United States. The candidates are pulling out all the ...
Views: 1336 - What A Difference A Day Makes - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2008 from Samy SimpsonI had made a deal with myself to not look back. However, it was hard not to take one last peek in the rear view mirror as I left the city limits that day. It had been such a roller coaster ride for the past couple of years. I had made the first big move away from my hometown, almost quit the ...
Views: 1116 - A Broken Record - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2007 from Samy Simpson"You sound like a broken record boy! But don't get too carried away with that idea, because we have a lot of work to do." It was sound advice from my manager at the time. I was just 20 years old and the youngest member of a new team that was launching a new radio station in Fayetteville, NC. ...
Views: 1076 - Got No Power Windows - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from Samy SimpsonIt was a look of horror and shock on her face! You would have thought it was a scene from a drive-by judging her expression, but it was anything but that kind of moment. She was standing, innocently at the gas station pumping fuel into her car. I was turning the corner in my 69 red VW Beetle. ...
Views: 1144 - Don't Have It Fall In Your Lap - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2007 from Samy Simpson"Please see me after the show today and let's grab a sandwich." I sunk in my seat and felt the fear creep into my bones. It was fairly common knowledge that when Chris invited you for a quick lunch, it was most likely an invitation to be fired. And the fact I was the only member of the morning ...
Views: 1830 - Rocky - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2007 from Samy SimpsonI knew it was over the moment I started on the road back home. He had been sick for a very long time and fought so hard, but the cancer was starting to win the battle. It had started a couple of months prior to this particular weekend. Rocky's wife called me in tears to let me know that the ...
Views: 1089 - You Stink - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2007 from Samy Simpson"Well, you are just ugly and you really STINK too!" I was stunned, embarassed and devastated all in the same moment. You know how when major things happen in your life, you always remember everything about it? Well, this was one of those moments for me because that one sentence changed my life ...
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