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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.
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?
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
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
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
Shaun Holloway
Apr 23, 2021
Lesson from a Creepy Chair
Lesson from a Creepy Chair
Juxtaposed objects can be scary
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shaun Holloway
Nov 13, 2020
What was your first boss like?
What was your first boss like?
Questions asked and answered for my daughters
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
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.
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
Shaun Holloway
Oct 17, 2020
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