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Weekend warrior
WotD: Weekend warrior They sit next to you at the office and stand in front of you at the grocery store. It could be a 55-year-old man with a beer belly or a 35-year-old mom with a ponytail. No matter who they are or what they look like, they are weekend warriors, and you would…
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Land on your feet
Phrase: Land on your feet Hopefully, if you’re reading this, you’ve made it through the pandemic and landed on your feet. It was quite a trial by fire there for a while, wasn’t it? Although I have to admit Japan was not as negatively affected as other countries. Only two people I know, one online…
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Heads will roll
Phrase: Heads will roll There is no doubt about it. The phrase heads will roll sounds quite gruesome when you think about it. I become nostalgic when I hear it, though. During my childhood, when the five of us kids all got going creating castles with sofa cushions or playing wargames inside on a dreary…
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Sucker for punishment
Phrase: Sucker for punishment Have you ever known someone who was a sucker for punishment? You know what I mean. A sucker for punishment seems to be attracted to pain, suffering, difficulty, and everything else that makes life challenging and unpleasant. Under different circumstances, they may be called idiots or highly determined. The informal definition…
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Second nature
WotD: Second nature The best way to become so proficient at a new activity that it becomes second nature to you is to practice, practice, practice because practice makes perfect. Believe me; this is true whether you’re an amateur baker trying to bake a new type of pastry or a special commando training for a…
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Decision fatigue
WotD: Decision fatigue Decision fatigue can affect anyone, not only people in high-powered positions required to make increasingly weighty choices daily. So, while you may think the guys and gals in the C-suite positions suffer the most from decision fatigue, homemakers and the self-employed can be equally affected. A person suffering from decision fatigue will…
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Crunch numbers
Idiom: Crunch numbers Have I ever mentioned that I was a construction worker in a different life? Yes, I trained as a sheet metal worker and worked in the roofing business for a few years before realizing the error of my ways and going to university. While a sheet metal worker doesn’t crunch numbers like…
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Have blinders on
Idiom: Have blinders on There is a plethora of ongoing scandals in Japan involving government members or close associates. One primary reason for this is the political class in Japan tends to go through life while wearing blinkers. Another is that they fail to understand the reach of technology in modern society, but we won’t…
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A victim of your own success
Expression: A victim of your own success It’s not a problem many of us will ever have, but some people in this world become victims of their own success. We all need money to get by in this world, and while most of us want money, we will never have so much that we will…
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Got your back
Phrase: Got your back Depending on who you talk to, there are at least four levels of friendship. First, you have acquaintances, then casual friends and close friends. Finally, you have your intimate friends. They are the ones who got your back. People who say they got your back are the ones you can depend…
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