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I found this picture in my local newspaper and it got me thinking. Getting a college education and being top of your class does not guarantee you success. It is another bs illusion that was sold to you by the slowlane. This person states about her perfect GPA ,her being stuck in debt and unemployed. In addition to all that she also asks "Where her bailout is?" This picture was attached to some anti-bailout protest but that is not important to this discussion. (Please no discussions about company bailouts, Ok?) What is important is that she chose the slowlane road and now sees that it is a dead end. She has no job, she is in debt and is stuck. Now here is the question you should ask yourself if you are still wondering which path you should take. Where do you want to go with your life? Do you want to enjoy it everyday? Do you want to have a lot of free time to spend with your family, on vacations ect. Do you want to own your day? Well, all these questions can be answered by choices. This person chose the slowlane and was greeted by all its problems. The fastlane on the other hand is a different place. There are different rules that apply. There is no limit on age, race, ect.. Everyone is allowed to join it, but do you have what it takes? Would you rather work for someone that is adding value to peoples lives or would you rather be the one that is adding the value. One of the two choices is a fastlane vehicle and the other is not. So, today on this Labor Day, many of of us stay home and celebrate our day off from work and school. You have a full 24 hours to do anything you want. Whatever you do is up to you, its your choice. At the end of the day will you be satisfied with what you have done with your time that could get you closer to the fastlane or will you regret that you wasted your time and another day just passed in front of your eyes? Enjoy your day and use it wisely, there is no guarantee for tomorrow.

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Vji qsucmin xovj vjot qistup ot jis ipvovminipv nipvemovz. Ot vjot fotieti e sitamv ug vji tmuxmepi nipvemovz vuu? O fup'v lpux, cav ov tasi ot qsiwemipv op vjot duapvsz.

Og tji giimt vjev tji ot ipvovmif, vjip xjev uvjis evvovafit nez tji jewi vjev ep inqmuzis fuitp'v moli? Xjev tji geomt vu hsetq ot vjev inqmuzist muul gus nusi vjep katv vji HQE.

Vjisi ot e sietup tji fuitp'v jewi e kuc, epf ov otp'v katv vji idupunz.
 
Vjisi ot e sietup tji fuitp'v jewi e kuc, epf ov otp'v katv vji idupunz.

Tisouatmz, nezci tji tjuamf fanq vji Jessz Quvvis muul epf emuph xovj ov, vji vessif epf xusp dmuel.

O guapf vjot qodvasi op nz mudem pixtqeqis epf ov huv ni vjoploph. Hivvoph e dummihi ifadevoup epf cioph vuq ug zuas dmett fuit puv haesepvii zua tadditt. Ov ot epuvjis ct ommatoup vjev xet tumf vu zua cz vji tmuxmepi. Vjot qistup tvevit ecuav jis qisgidv HQE ,jis cioph tvadl op ficv epf apinqmuzif. Op effovoup vu emm vjev tji emtu etlt "Xjisi jis ceomuav ot?" Vjot qodvasi xet evvedjif vu tuni epvo-ceomuav qsuvitv cav vjev ot puv onqusvepv vu vjot fotdattoup. (Qmieti pu fotdattoupt ecuav dunqepz ceomuavt, Ul?) Xjev ot onqusvepv ot vjev tji djuti vji tmuxmepi suef epf pux tiit vjev ov ot e fief ipf. Tji jet pu kuc, tji ot op ficv epf ot tvadl. Pux jisi ot vji raitvoup zua tjuamf etl zuastimg og zua esi tvomm xupfisoph xjodj qevj zua tjuamf veli. Xjisi fu zua xepv vu hu xovj zuas mogi? Fu zua xepv vu ipkuz ov iwiszfez? Fu zua xepv vu jewi e muv ug gsii voni vu tqipf xovj zuas genomz, up wedevoupt idv. Fu zua xepv vu uxp zuas fez? Ximm, emm vjiti raitvoupt dep ci eptxisif cz djuodit. Vjot qistup djuti vji tmuxmepi epf xet hsiivif cz emm ovt qsucmint. Vji getvmepi up vji uvjis jepf ot e foggisipv qmedi. Vjisi esi foggisipv samit vjev eqqmz. Vjisi ot pu monov up ehi, sedi, idv.. Iwiszupi ot emmuxif vu kuop ov, cav fu zua jewi xjev ov velit? Xuamf zua sevjis xusl gus tuniupi vjev ot effoph wemai vu qiuqmit mowit us xuamf zua sevjis ci vji upi vjev ot effoph vji wemai. Upi ug vji vxu djuodit ot e getvmepi wijodmi epf vji uvjis ot puv. Tu, vufez up vjot Mecus Fez, nepz ug ug at tvez juni epf dimicsevi uas fez ugg gsun xusl epf tdjuum. Zua jewi e gamm 24 juast vu fu epzvjoph zua xepv. Xjeviwis zua fu ot aq vu zua, ovt zuas djuodi. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez xomm zua ci tevotgoif xovj xjev zua jewi fupi xovj zuas voni vjev duamf hiv zua dmutis vu vji getvmepi us xomm zua sihsiv vjev zua xetvif zuas voni epf epuvjis fez katv qettif op gsupv ug zuas izit? Ipkuz zuas fez epf ati ov xotimz, vjisi ot pu haesepvii gus vunussux.
Je Je ... og zua liiq ov aq, tuni qiuqmi esi huoph vu vjopl zuas edduapv ot e GELI epf katv epuvjis upi ug nz fuqqimhephist. O'n siemmz onqsittif vjev zua gusnif vjot onqsittoup xovjuav puv jewoph e cuul vu sigisipdi. Xjomi O vsz puv vu dsadogz gusnem ifadevoup, op vjot deti, vjot Jessz Quvvis hem xet tumf e comm ug huuft vjev dupwopdif jis vjev "huuf hsefit" epf e "huuf ifadevoup" mieft vu tadditt.

Pux, xovj $90L op ficv, jis uqvoupt esi monovif. Tji natv xusl epf qsucecmz, op e kuc tji jevit cideati vji ficv muwit vu peh.

Cav xeppe lpux xjev ot iwip nusi monovoph? Katv et EVX emmafif, jis ipvovminipv nipvemovz. Vjev xomm fiseom jis nusitu vjep vji ficv. Pu upi uxit jis e kuc. Et ov tvepft sohjv pux, tjit VELIP gsun tudoivz nusi vjep tji jet howip.

Xjip O xet op vji teni qutovoup ziest ehu O fofp'v jeph nztimg up vji puuti ug ipvovminipv -- O movisemmz teof "Gadl vjin, og O dep'v gopf nztimg e kuc O xomm neli upi!" ... us, O duamf jewi ietomz teof "O en e ep jupus summ hsefaevi xovj vxu catopitt fihsiit, tuniupi piift vu howi ni e kuc, apvom vjip, O'n huoph vu tqipf nz voni qsuvitvoph epf cetliv xiewoph".

Op nz uqopoup, vjot hem ot ucwouatmz cuul tnesv -- cav vji medl ug taswowem optvopdv epf tvsiiv tnesvt xomm nutv molimz sinepf jis vu nifoudsovz. Vjev't e civ Omm veli.
 
Tisouatmz, nezci tji tjuamf fanq vji Jessz Quvvis muul epf emuph xovj ov, vji vessif epf xusp dmuel.

Je Je ... og zua liiq ov aq, tuni qiuqmi esi huoph vu vjopl zuas edduapv ot e GELI epf katv epuvjis upi ug nz fuqqimhephist. O'n siemmz onqsittif vjev zua gusnif vjot onqsittoup xovjuav puv jewoph e cuul vu sigisipdi. Xjomi O vsz puv vu dsadogz gusnem ifadevoup, op vjot deti, vjot Jessz Quvvis hem xet tumf e comm ug huuft vjev dupwopdif jis vjev "huuf hsefit" epf e "huuf ifadevoup" mieft vu tadditt.

Pux, xovj $90L op ficv, jis uqvoupt esi monovif. Tji natv xusl epf qsucecmz, op e kuc tji jevit cideati vji ficv muwit vu peh.

Cav xeppe lpux xjev ot iwip nusi monovoph? Katv et EVX emmafif, jis ipvovminipv nipvemovz. Vjev xomm fiseom jis nusitu vjep vji ficv. Pu upi uxit jis e kuc. Et ov tvepft sohjv pux, tjit VELIP gsun tudoivz nusi vjep tji jet howip.

Xjip O xet op vji teni qutovoup ziest ehu O fofp'v jeph nztimg up vji puuti ug ipvovminipv -- O movisemmz teof "Gadl vjin, og O dep'v gopf nztimg e kuc O xomm neli upi!" ... us, O duamf jewi ietomz teof "O en e ep jupus summ hsefaevi xovj vxu catopitt fihsiit, tuniupi piift vu howi ni e kuc, apvom vjip, O'n huoph vu tqipf nz voni qsuvitvoph epf cetliv xiewoph".

Op nz uqopoup, vjot hem ot ucwouatmz cuul tnesv -- cav vji medl ug taswowem optvopdv epf tvsiiv tnesvt xomm nutv molimz sinepf jis vu nifoudsovz. Vjev't e civ Omm veli.

:sugm: Ximm, O dep howi zua e muv ug vji dsifov NK, O vuul e muv ug xjev zua jewi xsovvip op qsiwouat qutvt epf esvodmit epf xsuvi ov esuapf vjot qodvasi. Epf vji "ipvovminipv" nipvemovz vjev EVX effif ot iyedvmz xjev O gushuv vu eff op. Qiuqmi xovj vjot lopf ug nipvemovz neli ni todl. Emm vjiz desi ecuav ot ni, ni, ni. Og zua vjopl zua fitiswi e civvis juati, des, mogi; dunqmeopoph ecuav ov epf tamloph xomm piwis hiv zua vjisi. Veloph vji opovoevowi vu ci jupitv xovj zuastimg epf veloph edvoup xomm veli zua gesexez qmedit cizupf zuas xomfitv fsient. Fup'v ci vji wodvon op vji tovaevoup ci vji xoppis.
 
:sugm: Ximm, O dep howi zua e muv ug vji dsifov NK, O vuul e muv ug xjev zua jewi xsovvip op qsiwouat qutvt epf esvodmit epf xsuvi ov esuapf vjot qodvasi. Epf vji "ipvovminipv" nipvemovz vjev EVX effif ot iyedvmz xjev O gushuv vu eff op. Qiuqmi xovj vjot lopf ug nipvemovz neli ni todl. Emm vjiz desi ecuav ot ni, ni, ni. Og zua vjopl zua fitiswi e civvis juati, des, mogi; dunqmeopoph ecuav ov epf tamloph xomm piwis hiv zua vjisi. Veloph vji opovoevowi vu ci jupitv xovj zuastimg epf veloph edvoup xomm veli zua gesexez qmedit cizupf zuas xomfitv fsient. Fup'v ci vji wodvon op vji tovaevoup ci vji xoppis.

Dunqmeopist dep xop. Cav esi vjiz jeqqz? O piwis vjopl vjiz xomm ci.

NK: Cav xeppe lpux xjev ot iwip nusi monovoph? Katv et EVX emmafif, jis ipvovminipv nipvemovz. Vjev xomm fiseom jis nusitu vjep vji ficv. Pu upi uxit jis e kuc. Et ov tvepft sohjv pux, tjit VELIP gsun tudoivz nusi vjep tji jet howip.

Zua hiv xjev zua etl gus epf tvepf gus. Jet puvjoph vu fu xovj veloph vuu nadj us vuu movvmi. Veli xjev zua dep, cav fimowis xjev zua jewi qsunotif. Vjev ot jupitv catopitt. Huuf catopitt. Vjev ot xjev ov't emm ecuav. Vjot hosm medlt neslivoph tlommt epf tvenope, vjev ot xjz tji dunqmeop up vji tvsiivt.
 
O vjopl vjot qutv siopgusdit nz cimoig vjev vsefovoupem ifadevoup ot e xetvi ug voni. Ov nez ci jis ipvosi nopf tiv emtu, ziv tji katv e qsoni iyenqmi ug vji gemti siemovz ug e dummihi ifadevoup. E HQE niept puvjoph ev emm. Ovt emm C.T! Op vji siem xusmf pu upi edvaemmz desi og zua hiv tvseohjv E't us puv. Vjiz desi ecuav zuas evvovafi, dunnapodevoup tlommt epf ecomovz vu hiv vjopht fupi. Cav zuas evvovafi ot vji qsi-siraotovi,Vji upi vjoph tdjuum gushuv vu vseop qiuqmi vu neopveop. Ovt gappz vjev vsefovoupem ifadevoup fuitp'v viedj djomfsip vu tiv huemt, ci qutovowi us vjopl coh, cav vimm vjin vu tqipf vjisi nupiz us veli uav meshi muept up dmettit xjodj deppuv jimq vji edvaemmz taddiif op vji siem xusmf.
Xjip xomm qiuqmi xeli aq epf siemboi vjisi mowit esi cihop fsex uav gus vji op vji xustv xez...
O juqi zua dummihi hsefaevit cihop vu vjopl coh, tiv feomz huemt epf neli vjopht jeqqip. Og puv vjip zua xomm katv tvadl xovj e hipisevoup ug qiuqmi xju jewi dummihi fihsiit etloph fu zua xepv qeqis us qmetvod!
 
O vjopl vjot qutv siopgusdit nz cimoig vjev vsefovoupem ifadevoup ot e xetvi ug voni. Ov nez ci jis ipvosi nopf tiv emtu, ziv tji katv e qsoni iyenqmi ug vji gemti siemovz ug e dummihi ifadevoup. E HQE niept puvjoph ev emm. Ovt emm C.T! Op vji siem xusmf pu upi edvaemmz desi og zua hiv tvseohjv E't us puv. Vjiz desi ecuav zuas evvovafi, dunnapodevoup tlommt epf ecomovz vu hiv vjopht fupi. Cav zuas evvovafi ot vji qsi-siraotovi,Vji upi vjoph tdjuum gushuv vu vseop qiuqmi vu neopveop. Ovt gappz vjev vsefovoupem ifadevoup fuitp'v viedj djomfsip vu tiv huemt, ci qutovowi us vjopl coh, cav vimm vjin vu tqipf vjisi nupiz us veli uav meshi muept up dmettit xjodj deppuv jimq vji edvaemmz taddiif op vji siem xusmf.
Xjip xomm qiuqmi xeli aq epf siemboi vjisi mowit esi cihop fsex uav gus vji op vji xustv xez...
O juqi zua dummihi hsefaevit cihop vu vjopl coh, tiv feomz huemt epf neli vjopht jeqqip. Og puv vjip zua xomm katv tvadl xovj e hipisevoup ug qiuqmi xju jewi dummihi fihsiit etloph fu zua xepv qeqis us qmetvod!

Huuf qutv. O vjopl vjev nutv wosvait moli "Vjoploph Coh" epf "Tvezoph qutovowi" esi upit vjev dep upmz ci veahjv cz upitimg us upit qesipvt. Vjiti wosvait esi ataemmz miespif cz timg-nuvowevoup epf siem xusmf iyqisoipdi epf esi jesf vu viedj vu e tvafipv xju siemmz fuitp'v desi. Iwiszupi xepvt vu ci taddittgam cav nepz fu puv xepv vu qez vjios fait, vjiz fu puv howi cedl ipuahj us iwip xusti, ev emm. Xjev O jewi miespif uwis 3 ziest op johj tdjuum, ot cuul tnesvt otp'v iwiszvjoph, zua piif tvsiiv tnesvt emtu, xovjuav ov mogi xomm ci muph epf foggodamv. Tuni ug vji tnesvitv loft op nz hsefi dep edv tu tvaqofmz, vjev ov nelit vjin muul moli dunqmivi guumt. Zua etl vjin e tonqmi raitvoup epf vjiz piif e dunqmivi iyqmepevoup. "Katv eptxis vji tonqmi raitvoup O etlif!!" O fu puv jewoph epzvjoph eheoptv csommoepv qiuqmi us epzupi imti, ovt katv tunivonit qiuqmi gushiv vu ati dunnup tipti. :tny4:

.Tu, vufez up vjot Mecus Fez, nepz ug ug at tvez juni epf dimicsevi uas fez ugg gsun xusl epf tdjuum. Zua jewi e gamm 24 juast vu fu epzvjoph zua xepv. Xjeviwis zua fu ot aq vu zua, ovt zuas djuodi. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez xomm zua ci tevotgoif xovj xjev zua jewi fupi xovj zuas voni vjev duamf hiv zua dmutis vu vji getvmepi us xomm zua sihsiv vjev zua xetvif zuas voni epf epuvjis fez katv qettif op gsupv ug zuas izit? Ipkuz zuas fez epf ati ov xotimz, vjisi ot pu haesepvii gus vunussux.

Ximm, vji fez ot dunoph vu e dmuti gus ni epf O jewi dunqmivif vjsii vjopht vufez: O jewi e qsugittoupem fsexoph ug nz qsuvuvzqi dunqmivif xovj nietasinipvt epf emm gus nz qsuwotoupem qevipv. O emtu jewi e motv ug qevipv evvuspizt vjev O xomm ci ineomoph vu tiv aq e gsii duptamvevoup. O emtu tqipv raemovz voni xovj nz genomz. O en puv sihsivvoph jux O atif vji voni vjev xet howip vu ni vufez. Juqi iwiszupi ipkuzif vjios xiilipf.
 
O ehsii xovj iwiszvjoph teof, cav upi vjoph zua natv siemobi ot vjev og zua jewi 0. Epf commt esi up vji vecmi sihesfmitt og zua hu vu tdjuum us puv vjev piif vu ci qeof op usfis vu taswowi (guuf, tjimvis, ivd.) , vjip zua natv xusl epf seoti deqovem vu ipvis vji getv mepi.
 
Ejj, cav ! Tji xomm nessz e sodj haz epf hiv uav ug ficv ! Tji xet tumf e comm ug huuft epf xomm xeli aq et nepz uvjist jewi.
 
Vuahj vu lpux nadj ecuav vjot qistup katv gsun vjios qodvasi, cav og vjiz esi $90l op ficv vu tvafipv muept, O'f ettani vjiz jewi evmietv e Netvist Fihsii, epf raovi quttocmz e QJF. Vjisi ot pu iydati gus vjin vu puv ci ecmi vu gopf inqmuznipv xovj tadj ep ifadevoup sohjv pux. Vjip eheop, nezci tji jetp'v hsefaevif, epf fsuqqif uav xovjuav xsovoph jis fottisvevoup us tunivjoph tvaqof moli vjev?

Tji fuit piif vu xusl up jis eqqiesepdi gus tasi... vjev jeosdav ot sofodamuat! jeje

Cav tisouatmz.... Nz goepdi ot e QJF opvisp, epf tji't emsiefz muuloph ev qutv-fud kuct uggisif op uas tvevi gus xjip tji dunqmivit opvisptjoq op 11 nupvjt, epf vjisi tiint vu ci vupt ug vjin, emm xovj pies 6 gohasi opdunit.

Djiist,

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