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A Simple Mistake

By Michael Shawn Sommermeyer | January 12, 2015January 26, 2015 by Michael Shawn Sommermeyer

It had happened again. And he feared the result. A near miss or a slip up and the entire room was questioning his ability. More than 30 years doing this job. And yet, he wondered if he really understood how to do it. The mistake had happened almost as soon as he made the decision to move forward. A reaction timed wrongly, and if it had not been noticed, he might have been able to…

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On the Path from Small to Large

By Michael Shawn Sommermeyer | January 8, 2015January 26, 2015 by Michael Shawn Sommermeyer

Small. Brownie Cottage. 300 square feet. Enough room to sit. And maybe spin all around. The size of a gingerbread doghouse. If the dog was a small mastiff. A big dog with a very large appetite. With no place to store the dog food bags. The minimalists say we all could stand to slim down. That our mega mansions, stuff, and stacks of books signify waste. But the very thought of living in a one-room…