November 2001, and the "seven sisters" shone brightly, on a cold Harras Bahnsteig below.
"Careful, there's a Mormon around here somewhere", she said--in a dark, drunk basement in Trier. One didn't mind, being singled out--one had already differentiated oneself among the Georgetown students. "Oh, you're the one", said the program director, auf dem Domplatz...
"Beep: verified, verified", alerted the headset for the last time. Fidelity provided the series 7 & 63, but it wasn't a long-term solution; it was time to end the academic deferment and return to the Y.
It's something not seen, but true. An anchor, as it were.
Late-night cards, the "sun-eyed", and a cliché on the Lungarno Corsini... individual events met without hesitation. Finally I encounter the long-foreseen option: a weekend, or fifteen minutes, it was my decision to make. Decisions are best met under counsel, I was once advised. But especially at that time, that I may be inspired.
But the Old Testament mentions the term only twice. Maybe, it's "trust" or "hope", which makes one "sure" and "steadfast"
Lehman crashed: "Tom, I want you to manage the class actions", informed Craig. Finding the way to Goldman was fortunate, but I am making the best of the experience; now a career and a life is clear. All but one piece is in place...
"Please join us in San Francisco on the sixth", they requested--in a late email received on Friday. One feels anxious, being interviewed--one would hope that the personal essays and professional recommendations would've satisfied the "Hoyas". "Oh, you're up next", the assistant dean may say, at Embarcadero. I only have twelve months...
Saturday night, and shoulders sighed once seeing the Pleiades, at their familiar location above.
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Leide und Meide...
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