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...PUNCH IN THE GUT...
...deleterious psychological effects of big losses,” he says, were too intense. “Upwards of $6,000 over a few hours is a gut punch that makes everything seem pretty grim...
...type of ballgame, the way it’s going,” Walsh said. “That’s how baseball is. There’s some things you can do and take exception to.”In other words, it’s a gut judgment, dependent on the situation, but firmly rooted in the customs and courtesies of the sport.* * *While still mulling the direction of this column, I happened upon Rick Reilly’s piece in this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated. Aptly enough, Reilly chose to write about...
...firm's requirement of a high school diploma is as much about a mind-set as it is about a skill-set, says Claxton. A diploma "shows that these applicants had the discipline to gut out a tough process," he says. "They learned how to get along with people, some of whom they may not have liked so well, in order to achieve their goals." A GED, he says, doesn't prove they can do that...
...Spats over registration are perhaps the least interesting element of homeschooling, which raises many of the most basic questions about the needs of children. Most people's gut reaction is that children simply must go to school. Perhaps parents can look after the three Rs, they say, but nothing beats school for preparing the child for life beyond home. There's probably some truth in that. Yet it's fair to ask why, as a society, we assume that a minimum of 10 years at school is appropriate for all children any more than a spell in the Army...