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  • Lesson from a Step Ladder, Part II: The Great Resignation

    Lesson from a Step Ladder, Part II: The Great Resignation

    A ladder is good for more than getting to a higher place.
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    Shaun Holloway
    Feb 7, 2022
    Lesson from a Night of Fireworks

    Lesson from a Night of Fireworks

    Why do we wait for so long for so little?
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    Shaun Holloway
    Aug 26, 2021
    What is the best meal you’ve cooked over a campfire?

    What is the best meal you’ve cooked over a campfire?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    May 26, 2021
    When were you in awe of the night sky?

    When were you in awe of the night sky?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    May 6, 2021
    Who is someone that you would like to go back and thank again?

    Who is someone that you would like to go back and thank again?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Apr 23, 2021
    Lesson from a Creepy Chair

    Lesson from a Creepy Chair

    Juxtaposed objects can be scary
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    Shaun Holloway
    Apr 16, 2021
    What is one of the best photographs you’ve ever taken?

    What is one of the best photographs you’ve ever taken?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Apr 10, 2021
    What’s the first major news story you remember as a child?

    What’s the first major news story you remember as a child?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Mar 28, 2021
    What is the most awkward date you’ve been on?

    What is the most awkward date you’ve been on?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Mar 6, 2021
    What does it feel like to quit a job?

    What does it feel like to quit a job?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Feb 21, 2021
    Lesson from a Two-Year Writing Hiatus

    Lesson from a Two-Year Writing Hiatus

    Some fortune cookies contain no fortune. So true.
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    Shaun Holloway
    Feb 11, 2021
    What is one skill you respect but do not envy in others?

    What is one skill you respect but do not envy in others?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Feb 1, 2021
    What is one of the most expensive things that you’ve ever bought?

    What is one of the most expensive things that you’ve ever bought?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Jan 24, 2021
    Did you ever have car trouble at a particularly inconvenient time?

    Did you ever have car trouble at a particularly inconvenient time?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Jan 16, 2021
    Lesson from a Blown Theater Projector

    Lesson from a Blown Theater Projector

    Stay out of the way. Let the professionals do their job.
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    Shaun Holloway
    Jan 8, 2021
    What simple pleasures of life do you truly enjoy?

    What simple pleasures of life do you truly enjoy?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Jan 2, 2021
    What sports do you prefer to watch in-person versus on TV?

    What sports do you prefer to watch in-person versus on TV?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Dec 28, 2020
    What are some choices you made about how to raise me?

    What are some choices you made about how to raise me?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Dec 7, 2020
    What things are most important to you in choosing a home?

    What things are most important to you in choosing a home?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Nov 29, 2020
    What were your favorite toys as a child?

    What were your favorite toys as a child?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Nov 21, 2020
    What qualities do you most value in your friends?

    What qualities do you most value in your friends?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Nov 13, 2020
    What was your first boss like?

    What was your first boss like?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Nov 7, 2020
    What have you changed your mind about over the years?

    What have you changed your mind about over the years?

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Oct 29, 2020
    What gives you peace of mind? God at the center of my hierarchy of needs.

    What gives you peace of mind? God at the center of my hierarchy of needs.

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters.
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    Shaun Holloway
    Oct 21, 2020
    Have you ever been on an adventure? Yes, and we found the Fountain of Youth.

    Have you ever been on an adventure? Yes, and we found the Fountain of Youth.

    Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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    Shaun Holloway
    Oct 17, 2020
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