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Solitaire: Not just a game, a way of Life!

Solitaire: Not just a game, a way of Life!

Posted 17 January 2010 | By admin | Categories: Corner Spotlight | No Comments

I sat in front of my computer staring at a blank Word document. I had to write a column and was feeling a case of writer’s block. So I did what any writer does when this agonizing, yet common bug hits; I procrastinated. These days, sitting in front of a computer is like sitting in [...]

Why is the other side always so damn green?

Posted 28 December 2009 | By admin | Categories: Corner Spotlight | No Comments

Ever notice how the things in life that you don’t have always look the most enticing? It can be anything, but since you don’t have it you can’t help but desire it, no matter how nonsensical or ridiculous it may be. When I was a junior Castle, I remember looking at the snowy winter streets [...]

Elevator Etiquette

Posted 30 April 2008 | By admin | Categories: castles-corner | No Comments

Have you ever noticed that the most awkward room in any building is the one that transports people from floor to floor? I’m speaking of course of elevators, and if you’re like me, you take a ride in these at least once a day. Without a doubt, elevators are the most uncomfortable 5-by-6-square-foot space you [...]

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