{"id":9205,"date":"2025-07-18T08:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.majikwah.com\/?p=9205"},"modified":"2025-07-18T08:50:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:50:49","slug":"the-friday-fives-369","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.majikwah.com\/?p=9205","title":{"rendered":"The Friday Fives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. What was that dream career you had as a middle schooler?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    By middle school, almost every subject I studied, hobby I explored, or book I discovered led me to change my career path. By eighth grade, I was going to be a professional saxophone player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2,. What’s something everyone pretends to understand, but most people don’t?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. On Ted Lasso, the catch phrase is “Football is Life!” What is an appropriate catch phrase for your life?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Everybody lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Today would have been my father’s 88th birthday. Are birthdays important to you?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        They used to be a huge thing. The birthday falls around the Memorial Day weekend, and as a kid, there were events, parades, and rodeos that accompanied the event. As a young adult, I turned the holiday into a big binge event. This year was just meh, so instead, I took a long weekend over Mother’s Day to attend a wedding and visit my stepdad. Gosh – I may be maturing over age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. When did it hit you that you were more privileged than you thought?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Traffic stops. As a college-educated white male in my early 60s, I get a pass from law enforcement, at least for the petty stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          By middle school, almost every subject I studied, hobby I explored, or book I discovered led me to change my career path. By eighth grade, I was going to be a professional saxophone player. 2,. What’s something everyone pretends to understand, but most people don’t? Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Everybody lies. They used to be a … <\/p>\n

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