“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”

– Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States

“I had a crazy dream the other night,” he said, shaking his head.

“How crazy,” I asked, breaking my trail mix cookie in two and taking a bite.

“Well,” he began. “I dreamt I died and was standing before my maker.”

“Really? I replied. “And did he have anything interesting to say to you?”

“I said something to him,” he admitted. “I asked him why I’d been cheated.”

“I assume you were referring to looks, brains and personality,” I teased.

“Aren’t you funny,” he said. “No, I...

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