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LisaM

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21. We have to wrest ourselves from this Calvinist work ethic....

Reply to Goodheart (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:22 PM

Apr 2020

It's so ingrained in us to put work above all else, and it doesn't help that employers have tended to be rigid.

No good comes of almost 50,000 Americans dying so far, but I hope at least that it doesn't end up being in vain.

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Just got off the phone with my car insurance agent. Omigod. [View all] Goodheart Apr 2020 OP

Wow. State Farm, like a good neighbor, State Farm! I couldn't resist...State F. was my ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #1

Been a customer for 48 years. Goodheart Apr 2020 #5

I've been a member of AAA for 45 years. lunatica Apr 2020 #23

Good Neighbor Who Takes More Than They Give NonPC Apr 2020 #16

That is some serious dedication right there or something else... cayugafalls Apr 2020 #2

I got a surprise check from my insurance company, yesterday. Frustratedlady Apr 2020 #3

He's wearing khakis. nt Codeine Apr 2020 #4

Must be Jake! Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #6

Beat me to it orwell Apr 2020 #13

She sounds hideous! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #7

I hope he's OK. I use New York Central Mutual LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #8

I hope he has good health insurance. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #9

Going to an ER is not the best advice. milestogo Apr 2020 #10

Perhaps not, but I was a bit frantic. Goodheart Apr 2020 #11

I understand. milestogo Apr 2020 #12

Holy shit IronLionZion Apr 2020 #14

OMG! I hope he's OK! how scary! I'm glad he was talking to you, liberalla Apr 2020 #15

As a rule, you DON'T go to the emergency room; you go to your doctor... brooklynite Apr 2020 #17

omg Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #18

My mother is 81 and is totally socially isolating GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #19

Thank goodness. Your mom and your family were lucky. StevieM Apr 2020 #25

Sacrificing himself for the economy metaphorically in front to your eyes! marble falls Apr 2020 #20

We have to wrest ourselves from this Calvinist work ethic.... LisaM Apr 2020 #21

I would probably consider Purelling my phone at that point. jaxexpat Apr 2020 #22

Like a bad neighbor, State Farm doesn't care sakabatou Apr 2020 #24

believe it or not, you can still get a bad cold right now Skittles Apr 2020 #26