Word: bragging
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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There is no place on my résumé where I will be able to write that I have been struck speechless by an interesting bend in New Hampshire State Route 109. There is no job interview where I will be able to brag about how I can tell whether a two-cycle engine is running too rich or too lean by the sound of it. And society gained no great benefit from the cement flagpole foundation that I set into some ledge. But I reckon that each of these things is good for the mitigation of at least...
Money experts warn that it's a bad idea. But a steady flow of people past the age of 50 are funding new businesses and nonprofits with their retirement savings anyway--and having enough success (or fun) to brag about it. About a third of self-employed people over 50 didn't strike out on their own until after the big five-oh. These people say they'd rather be in business than in Boca, and they view their pensions and home equity as a lifeline to remaining productive and engaged after retiring...
...nods and brow furrowings. Somehow, the kid gets the message. "I can't cook ..." Linguini says, and the rodent shakes his head no. "But you can?" Remy answers with a Gallic shrug so eloquent it says many things. First, a modest "Eh, a little." Beneath that: "Well, not to brag, but I'm actually quite proficient." Most important: "Trust me. Together we'll cook up some magic...
...have a feeling she’s not going to brag about it. She’ll be like, ‘Hey, I’m Emily,” Quintanar said. “Maybe she’ll come to our [club] banquets...
...Rice is determined to avoid adding a picture of herself with Syria's foreign minister to Assad's brag-book, at least until he shuts down the pipeline of Sunni militants that runs through Syria into Iraq...