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Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:00 AM

I'm going to feel like a loser at my high-school reunion

One chum is working on a cure for cancer; one has started his own political party. All this overachieving is giving me status anxiety.

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  • Thursday, December 4, 2008 02:44 PM

    High School Reunions

    Believe me, people talk about their perfect lives and wonderful achievements, but the longer you live, the more you see that life deals out the good and the bad to everyone. The person who has won the Oscar or the person who is the CEO all have their crosses to bear. Everyone has something in their life that has to be endured, whether it be a degenerative illness in a child, the emotional problems of a spouse, or the crushing pressures of being the person who is responsible for the finances at a company that is struggling. Life is an equal opportunity giver and taker

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