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Wearing a red uniform at work or in a store, a clerk must be alert like a matador

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Z.F. Thrimej

because a customer can be aggressive, with a thick skull, headstrong, self-righteous, talking bull…. To survive this type of customer is a glass half full or a way to become stronger and more capable.

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Bound for a pounce, an animal craves pounds.

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Z.F. Thrimej

That animal gets closer to someone whose heart pounds and whose instinct is to bounce (in response to what’s unannounced).

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An overpriced toy is what a 4-year-old hungers.

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Z.F. Thrimej

The response from that child’s parent is “Bummer.” While the grown-up won’t buy it, the 4-year-old pleads. Her parent wisely knows what that child doesn’t need.

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At a store’s checkout counter, a customer asks his girlfriend, “Did you want me to pay? Or do you want to pay?”

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Z.F. Thrimej

Then she replied, “I told you: I left my wallet in the car.” So he paid the price, and they are still together. A lesson he learned from her is that he’s got to remember.