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Weekly Contest #55
Life is good on this beautiful spring day. The birds are singing. My new job as a journeyman meat cutter at the grocery store is going great. But the real reason for my bliss today is that last night Betty and I set a date for our wedding, May 7, 1950. Betty McManis and I have been seeing each other for a couple of years now, but I knew after just a few dates with Betty that she was the one that God had chosen for me to spend my life with. I can’t remember now exactly what I said when I proposed. I was so nervous. I just remember how happy w...
Weekly Contest #54
During my freshman year in college as a Computer Science major, I discovered that I could hack into any computer on campus. By the time I was a senior, I could hack into nearly any computer anywhere. I never meant to do anything malicious or dishonest. I just did it for the challenge. I would hack in, take a look around, and then leave. After graduation in 1990, I got a job at a telecommunications company. I installed and maintained their computer and telephony equipment. It was fun learning about how telephone calls navigated the switches i...
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