Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott spotted TOGETHER at casino in Palm Springs over Thanksgiving weekend

She said they would continue co-parenting together, but this weekend they were seen at a casino together, with no kid in sight.

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😈 21 Evil Things To Do On Your Last Day On The Job

You've been laid off, fired or quit. Before you say goodbye, how should you handle your last day at work?

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Pranks and funny things to do on your last day of work

21. Have a nice onion-filled breakfast before heading in to work for the last time

20. Film your final day with a GoPro'ed helmet so you can later post “highlights” to YouTube

19. Post-It notes are your friend. Hide random notes around the office in places where they'll only be found weeks or even months later. Write things like ‘I know what you just did' or ‘It wasn't like this when [your name] was here'

18. Make smiley faces & leave cutesy messages (“miss you”) on random blank pages in the photocopier or printer.

17. Permanent markers. Whiteboards. Need I say more?

16. File expense reports with bills you found on the floor at a supermarket or sports store.

15. Carve your initials into your computer screen.

14. Change your computer's wallpaper to a big closeup of your eyes.

13. Privately tell 3-4 random ex-coworkers-to-be how you heard they're next on the chopping block.

12. If your company has any internal mailing lists, take 10 minutes to subscribe them to external mailing lists that everyone will “enjoy”

11. Then, subscribe the company-wide mailing list to itself.

10. Use the company resource reservation system to completely book all meeting rooms for the next 2 years

9. Now's as good a time as any for those company-related questions you originally left out on your annual performance evaluation forms, don't you think?

8. Cry a lot throughout the day. Not the way you would normally cry though. Screechier.

7. Speaking of former employees… do that a lot.

6. Give an emotional farewell speech where you randomly pick someone and slowly, very deliberately, say “But [their name]… I'll miss you the most” with a slight smirk, all the while eying them in the creepiest way you can.

5. Look at that farewell speech as your last chance to give others some constructive criticism to remember you by.

4. Be over-the-top sincere in telling each ex-colleague-to-be how you're still going to keep in touch with them. Extra points for doing this with superiors.

3. Brag about the new, better, higher paying, less stressful job you've already got lined up… at a major competitor.

2. Tell your boss how you really feel about them. Don't hold back, honesty is the best policy. Next, tell your boss's boss how *your boss* feels about them, in a post-layoff followup email, if they're currently unavailable.

1. Cat-tack someone, anyone

Bonus

0. Purposely forget to tell everyone about the pizzas you've ordered to the office tomorrow.

0b. Change a critical company password without telling anyone and then demand cash for it (which someone actually did)

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Question of the article

What do you think are funny things to do on your last day of work? Have you done any of them, or seen anyone else do them? Tell your story in the comments.

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Gabrielle Union shares sweet snap of Dwyane Wade kissing her on forehead amid AGT controversy

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Johnny Depp 'is producing an unauthorized musical' about Michael Jackson from the POV of MJ's glove

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Chris Brown announces Aeko (pronounced as echo) is name of his newborn son with ex Ammika Harris

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Demi Moore poses with daughters in matching $700 ensembles for casual Thanksgiving

Demi Moore was seen enjoying her Thanksgiving with her daughters on Thursday in happy photos posted by Rumer Willis, 31, where the family of four were all seen in $700 matching ensembles.

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You Are More Than a Consumer

If you watch the news, you begin to see, in our society, how people are often considered as mere consumers. Many of our success metrics are based on consumerism: Consumer Spending, Consumer Confidence, Consumer Price Index, Retail Sales, Manufacturing, etc.

If you turn on social media, you begin to see the same thing—especially today on Black Friday. For the past month, we have been treated to a never-ending onslaught of commercials and advertisements promising this store’s Black Friday sale is the best. Or the item on sale at that business is the one that will result in the most smiling faces on Christmas morning.

If you open your mailbox (digital or physical), again you are told that you are a consumer first and foremost. You are offered credit cards and mortgage approvals and coupons and junk mail fliers from countless local and not-so-local businesses.

Even around our own dinner tables, we treat each other as consumers. At Thanksgiving, the conversation quickly moves from gratitude to shopping: What item will you be purchasing on Black Friday this year? What are you hoping to get for Christmas? What are you buying for your daughter? Do you know what so-and-so just bought? What is the hot new toy this holiday season?

But I want to remind you today:

You are more than a consumer.

Consumerism does not need to define your life. You are so much more than that:

You are a human being who is designed for significance and meaning. Maybe you desire adventure and travel… or maybe you prefer a quiet evening at home. You will search for joy in different places, but you are designed to discover it.

You are a creative who desires to paint, write, knit, sculpt, or invent. When you do, you spread joy to those around you.

You are a husband or wife faithful and committed to your partner, doing your best to create a loving, safe family and home.

You are a mother or father involved in your child’s life, wanting only the best for them. Or maybe you are a grandparent enjoying this season of life more than you ever thought possible.

You are passionate about your work. Maybe you are a schoolteacher, a janitor, a banker, a dentist, or a policeman. In any regard, you use your talents and passions to serve others every day.

You are involved in nonprofit work. You are passionate about orphaned children, education, the environment, your faith, or animals in need. You volunteer, you give, and you make the world a better place because of it.

You are a trusted friend. People share their lives with you… and you with them. You are the first phone call when someone is in need and the first to show up when an emergency has occurred.

You are a college student trying to make sense of your next step in the world. You are learning as much as you can right now about the world around you so you can make the biggest difference in it going forward.

You are a vital part of your community. You help at your daughter’s school, you volunteer at your church, you coach your son’s baseball team, or you help organize your neighborhood picnic every Spring.

In every imaginable way, you are more than a consumer!

Over the next several weeks, marketers (and even society) will try to convince you to become a consumer once again. They know you are more than that, but they will return to all the old messaging yet again.

Want to be a loved mother this Christmas? Buy this toy!

Want to be a great husband this year? Buy this gift!

Want to be grandmother of the year? You can get the greatest number of toys at our store!

Want to be a good friend? Buy this pre-packaged gift set!

Want the perfect Christmas morning? Make sure you spend enough money to achieve it!

Want to find true joy? It’s on sale here… and 50% off today!

Don’t fall into their trappings and false truths. You are so much more than a consumer. That is not how your life will be measured.

You are flesh and blood and soul and heart. Your greatest desires and dreams will never be found at a department store.

You don’t need more physical possessions to be the best you that you can possibly be. In fact, you probably need less.

To be the best dad, wife, friend, grandmother, community member… human being… that you can possibly be, remember that you were designed for greater pursuits than consumerism. And then have the courage to craft a life around those pursuits—regardless of how society seeks to define you.

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Madonna visits her mom's Michigan grave and postpones further dates of her Madame X tour

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Debra Messing calls out own network in support of Gabrielle Union after America's Got Talent firing

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Teresa Giudice reveals she and Joe once turned to IVF and 'tried to have a boy'

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The Best Part of Thanksgiving is Leftovers

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Melissa Benoist reveal she's a 'survivor of domestic violence' in an emotional new Instagram video

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Chris Tavarez charged by DA with felony domestic violence with a prior conviction

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Anderson .Paak slams GoldLink after he accused late star Mac Miller of copying his record

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Jenna Dewan accuses Channing Tatum of 'grandstanding' after being blindsided by his custody request

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John Boyega admits he was the actor who left the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker script in a hotel

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Justin Timberlake in a cheerful mood on set of Palmer after holding hands with Alisha Wainwright

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Kim Kardashian was furious Kris Jenner 'stole her shine' at her fashion shoot with Karl Lagerfeld

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How to make fresh pasta the easy way: our almost no knead pasta recipe

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Dancing With The Stars: Hannah Brown and partner Alan Bersten win season 28 and Mirrorball Trophy

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Game of Thrones fans freak out over cryptic 'Winter Is Coming' tweet

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Annette Bening, 61, talks about her daughter Kathlyn transitioning to son Stephen

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Star Wars actor leaves script for the movie in hotel room that makes it to eBay

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Tom Cruise, 57, is 'too old' for action films according to Jack Reacher author

The writer said that the Hollywood icon should turn into a character actor in movies now that he is 57-years-old. The comment is sure to be met with anger by Tom's fans.

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How to Save $1,047 This Black Friday

The average American will spend $1,047.83 this holiday season. And Black Friday (the busiest shopping day of the year) is the official beginning of the spending.

In fact, over 160 million shoppers will buy something over the five-day holiday weekend. But the entire premise of Black Friday is based on the foundation of selling us things we don’t need.

If you don’t need an item on Thursday… why would you need it on Friday?

Or… what makes Black Friday any different than last Friday? If you didn’t need an item in your life last week, why would it be suddenly needed this week?

And yet many of us will succumb to the cultural expectation of shopping on Black Friday spending over $1,000 this weekend unnecessarily buying things we don’t need, adding to the collection of unneeded items already cluttering up our closets, drawers, basements, and garages.

Look around your home, you already have everything you need. If you really did need something, you already went to the store and bought it—well before a special Friday randomly placed after a holiday in November.

Your family already has everything it needs.

The things we buy on Black Friday are, almost by definition, things we don’t need. Only in America do we wait in line and push past others to buy items one day after giving thanks for everything we already have.

All those Black Friday ads you keep seeing—they are only there to convince you to buy something you don’t need.

And that’s exactly how they do it. Every advertisement, at its core, seeks to convince you that you will be happier if you buy whatever they’re selling. They stir up discontent and work to convince us that our lives will be happier, more convenient, more luxurious, or more impressive if we buy what they are selling.

The goal of advertising is to change our minds about what we need. As a result, what seemed entirely unnecessary last year has become this year’s must-have product.

But if it wasn’t needed last year, it isn’t needed this year.

How do we save our hard-earned money during Black Friday? We turn off the noise.

We turn off the messaging that is directly designed to convince us to buy things we don’t need.

This holiday season, rather than entertaining all the offers that will arrive in your email inbox, unsubscribe from as many retailer emails as you possibly can.

And see how much you save—not just financially, but in your humanity.

At the bottom of every email you receive this week announcing the biggest and best Black Friday sales, you will find a small sentence (usually in the fine print) that says, “To unsubscribe, click here.”

Go ahead, click unsubscribe. And turn off the noise.

At first, the project will seem unwinnable. But trust me, it is a battle you can win—and will be happier when you do.

At first, you might be clicking dozens and dozens of “unsubscribe” buttons every day. But slowly, the number of advertisements you receive in your inbox will get less and less. You may click 50 emails the first day… 40 emails the second day… 30 emails the third day… but you will be surprised how quickly they begin to subside.

When they do, you will discover a new level of peace and contentment in your life. You will discover a new approach to the holiday season.

Rather than being constantly bombarded with pictures of all the things you don’t have, you will be reminded of all the blessings you do have.

Thanksgiving will no longer become a day to map out your shopping path for Black Friday. Thanksgiving will become a day to give thanks for your blessings. Besides, if you are not content today, there is nothing you can buy this weekend to change that.

As you unsubscribe from the constant barrage of emails telling you that you don’t have enough, you will feel less manipulated. You will feel more like a human and less like a consumer.

And you’ll save $1,047 in the process.

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American Music Awards 2019: Inside the ceremony with Taylor Swift, winners and losers

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Kim Kardashian says she has a 'good relationship' with Trump, who's been 'helpful in prison reform'

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Justin Timberlake is spotted holding hands with his Palmer co-star Alisha Wainwright in New Orleans

Justin Timberlake was seen holding hands with his Palmer co-star Alisha Wainwright at a New Orleans bar. The married singer appeared to be without a wedding ring during the boozy night.

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Kylie Jenner Cosmetics stock drops to new month low... after she sold 51% stake to Coty

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The Ultimate Umami Bomb Tomato Sauce

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Iggy Azalea and beau Playboi Carti's Atlanta mansion burglarized for $360,000 worth of jewelry

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Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.

Fill your life with stories to tell, not stuff to show.

The simplicity/minimalism movement is a beautiful community. And I enjoy any opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to live more by owning less.

So fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea. Find a quiet moment this weekend. And enjoy some encouraging words to inspire more simplicity in your life today.

‘Anything you want, take it’: A downsizing party after 45 years in the same house | Washington Post by Petula Dvorak. The idea came to the Mulhausers as they contemplated the enormous task of moving decades’ worth of stuff.

9 Minimalist Bloggers Answer the Question, “What’s the Hardest Part About Minimalism?” | Abundant Life with Less by Rachelle Crawford. What is the hardest thing you’ve had to do on your minimalism journey?

You’re spending your free time wrong — here’s what to do to be happier and more successful | CNBC by Cory Stieg. Seven things to think about when deciding which types of experiences to invest your time and energy in.

The Minimalist Mindset Strategy Guide | No Sidebar by Caitie Wiersma. “Momentum begets momentum, and the best way to start is to start.”

7 Pieces of Financial Advice That Changed My Life Forever | Joshua Becker on YouTube

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Michael Jackson's life will be explored in a biopic from the producer of Bohemian Rhapsody

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Will Ferrell reveals Christopher Walken told him he 'ruined his life' with Cowbell skit on SNL

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Little People, Big World's Tori and Zach Roloff welcome a little girl together

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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker clips has Rey marveling over Darth Vader's charred mask

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Tesla’s Electric ‘Cybertruck’ Is Unveiled. It’s Pointy.

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Ray J denies stranding his expecting wife Princess Love and their daughter in Las Vegas

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French Montana, 35, gets rushed to the hospital after suffering elevated heart rate and nausea

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Chris Brown welcomes a son with ex-girlfriend Ammika Harris: 'I was in love when I first saw you'

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Tesla to Unveil Plans for an Electric Pickup Truck

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Kaia Gerber's new guy Pete Davidson boasts he treats women like a 'princess'

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Jon Hamm swigs beer and smokes cigarettes while taking break from promoting film with Clint Eastwood

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Kim Kardashian addresses return of engagement ring from Kanye West which was stolen in Paris robbery

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14 of the Best Thanksgiving Noodle Side Dishes

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Kim Kardashian brags KKW Beauty sales 'doubled' but still hasn't congratulated Kylie on $600m deal

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G.M. Racketeering Lawsuit Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Bribery and Corruption

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Brad Pitt, 55, has been spotted several times with actress Alia Shawkat, 30

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Grammy SNUBS: Taylor Swift does not get Album Of The Year for Lover

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Oven Baked Orange Turkey

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Taylor Swift will 'play dirty with elegance' at AMAs amid row with Scooter Braun, Scott Borchetta

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Kaia Gerber caught kissing Pete Davidson during hot and heavy date night at music concert in NYC

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Keeping Up with the “Joneses”

Rather than trying to “keep up with the Joneses,” try to “keep up with the person you want to be.”

It is, almost certainly, different than the life the Joneses are living.

Society has an interesting affect on us. Too often, it calls us to conform. Think of the changing styles and how quickly the masses adopt them.

We follow the new fashions. We watch the same shows and movies and read the same books. We buy the same automobile styles. We conform to modern styles of furniture, countertops, decorations, and even appliances.

“Keeping up with the Joneses” is, by its very nature, a pursuit of conformity. We want what they have, or buy what others are talking about, or click-to-ship the same product everyone else is buying on Black Friday.

But one of the rarely mentioned side effects of conforming to the life that others are living (what we buy, how we spend our time, and what we desire to have) is the complete and total loss of individuality.

But deep down, do we even want those things? Do we even want to change our clothing styles? Or buy the new car… or boat… or bigger house in the gated community?

Or would we much prefer our own life and our own choices? Wouldn’t we much prefer to pursue our own values? Because almost certainly your values are different than the Joneses!

When we take control of our life and begin pursuing the life we want to live, we discover the best way to overcome envy and jealousy of others is to live a life consistent with our values. 

When our time and money are spent on things we consider important, we find an inner peace and calm that allows us to experience sufficiency, regardless of how much others have (or how they spend it). When our resources are spent on pursuits that bring us fulfillment, we find fulfillment.

Will others have more? Absolutely. But when we are doing the best we can with the resources we have, it results in the confidence and peace that the Joneses have probably been chasing all along.

Live your life ignoring conformity. Pursue those things that bring you fulfillment and significance and meaning.

Rather than trying to “keep up with the Joneses,” try to “keep up with the person you want to be.”

You certainly won’t get there trying to live the Joneses’ life.

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🦺 How To Safely Job Search In Emergency Situations

Hopefully you'll never need to job search in danger (unless that's part of the job) but these lessons will help you in any job search situation.

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Have you ever had to look for a job in emergency conditions?

Extreme situations happen all the time and can affect anyone's job search no matter where you live, such as crazy weather, building fires or others.

For more than two decades, citizens in various parts of Israel have lived under the threat of terrorist rocket fire, and needed to rearrange their lives when it become more than a threat.

As a local resident for most of that time, I've had my share of tough moments on and off the job search. Fortunately, there were some good lessons to take away for any job search…

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Summer 2006

Part I

In April 2006, my old company downsized my entire team of web developers and I. “Yippee,” I thought, “now we can go back to Israel.” My pregnant wife, 2 kids and I had been living in Paris (France) and after almost 4 years, it was time to leave.

May and June were spent learning how job search had changed in the past few years, creating a LinkedIn profile, updating and translating my resume into Hebrew.

Finally, towards the end of June, I started applying for jobs in Israel and quickly scheduled a week of interviews in mid-July.

On July 12th at around 6am, I landed in Israel after a night flight with a stopover in Prague. Not having slept much but having the whole morning to relax before a 2:30pm interview in Tel Aviv, I took a taxi straight from the airport to the beach and fell asleep… waking up in time to shower, change and grab a quick lunch before a taxi to Ramat Hachayal, the Tel Aviv neighborhood where many tech companies are based.

This was how my conversation started with the cab driver:

Me: “Nice day, isn't it?”

Driver: “What are you, crazy? Don't you know that a war is starting? Haven't you heard the news?”

Me: “Um, no. I was lounging on the beach all morning…”

While I was staring at the clouds, Hezbollah had fired rockets into northern Israel and attacked an IDF patrol near the Lebanon border, killing 3 soldiers and capturing 2 others. The army raced to respond and the Second Lebanon War began.

Over the next 9 days, I had 6 job interviews, all in the Tel Aviv – Herzliya area, far from where the rockets were falling in the North. Aside from small talk about the latest news from the front, I would never have otherwise known that a war was going on.

Part II

August 7th. Via a stopover in Budapest, I returned for a second visit to Israel and 7 more interviews, some of which were further north than last time but still not that close to the war zone where rockets were falling daily.

However, on August 13th, I got my first taste of rocket fire when I visited family friends in Haifa during Hezbollah's final barrage before the ceasefire went into effect the next morning.

I saw the full range of reactions to the air raid sirens and bombardment- people who kept driving as if the sirens weren't blaring, people who calmly but quickly took cover according to IDF guidelines, people who panicked and burst into tears regardless of whether they were exposed outdoors or safe in a bomb shelter. And all throughout, people calling or sending text messages to relay where a rocket (almost) landed and that they were ok.

Some businesses were open and some were closed, so if I had had any job interviews in the area, I would have had to call ahead to confirm on the day of the meeting. If the hiring company was open, would asking to reschedule to a quieter time have been ok? Probably, since no one thought the war would go on for months on end, but showing solidarity is a great way to stand out.

Fall 2012

The rockets from the North a thing of the past – hopefully for good – now it's the South that was getting hit.

Operation Pillar of Defense started on November 14th with the goal of finally putting an end to the rocket fire from Gaza that had sadly become the norm for years (4 years here in Ashdod, almost 12 years for people in Sderot, near the border).

One big change is that since the previous year, the Iron Dome defense system had been in place to destroy incoming rockets. Back then, it had a success rate well over %80, but even when it did the job, burning rocket pieces can still hurt people and cause damage where they fall, like when a chunk of warhead (pictured) landed in my friend's garden, shaking the whole house.

Here's what the system looks like simultaneously taking out 14 rockets at night, when it's a lot easier to see in action:

Although Pillar of Defense had only gone on for less than a week, the initial impression most locals had was that it would go on for much longer. As a result, many people left the area to stay with family, friends or one of the many families across the country that opened their houses to us.

More than a few businesses closed from one day to the next, and some public transportation was reduced with everyone pretty much staying indoors as much as possible.

As in Haifa in 2006, you couldn't job interview if a company was closed, but you could reschedule. If you couldn't, or they preferred not to, fast mobile Internet access meant you could suggest a video interview with your smartphone.

Otherwise, you could also spend a little more time than usual job searching and networking online, especially if your computer could connect to the Internet from your bomb shelter or safe room.

Summer 2014

I originally posted this article in November 2012 during Operation Pillar of Defense.

Almost 2 years later, Hamas decided it would be a good idea to pick up where they left off, sending over 1000 rockets towards Israeli cities (with at least 100 falling in Gaza on their own people too).

Over 40 of those rockets were aimed at my hometown of Ashdod, but thanks to the amazing Iron Dome anti-missile system, only a handful actually landed in town.

This security blanket allowed many Israelis to continue going to work and living a normal life but with irregular work breaks due to air raid sirens, short walks to safe rooms and then, listening for loud booms as missiles collide in the sky above.

If you're in the middle of a job interview when such a warning rings out, how you react in that mini-crisis can actually help you make a good impression while also learning about the employer, your interviewer and its other employees. It's almost a surprise example of group dynamics testing or behavioral testing.

6 best practices for job search in an emergency area or danger zone

Here's what you should keep in mind if you're looking for a job in an emergency:

1. Keep a cool head at all times, showing that you can be counted on in pressure situations
2. Safety first, and that's your top priority until the danger level has gone down a lot
3. Make sure you have Internet access in your bomb shelter, safe room or anywhere else you may need to stay temporarily
4. Focus more on Internet-based job search, company research and networking online
5. Avoid exposure by doing video interviews
6. Call one day ahead, or even the day of, to confirm your job interview is still scheduled. You may be in a safe place, but perhaps your interviewer isn't and they need to reschedule

Question of the article

Have any of your job searches been affected by extreme situations, such as war, riots or stormy weather? How was it different than usual? Tell us in the comments.

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How to Make This Season the Best Season of Your Life

Our lives are a progression of seasons.

Some seasons of life are long: elementary school, parenting young children, grand-parenting, or caring for a spouse as they near the end of life. Other seasons of life may be short (life change can happen in the blink of an eye).

Regardless of their length or how a particular change in season came about, as Eleanor Roosevelt once wrote, “Every age is an undiscovered country.” Each season brings unique joys and challenges.

Many people have been asked, “What is the best season of life?” And the answers vary: some loved their college years… or when their children were young… or when their children left the house… or when they retired.

When I consider the many varied answers to the same question, I am reminded that there is a unique joy to be found in every season of life. Every season holds potential and opportunity and adventure.

And every season contains the potential to be the one we enjoy the most. It is up to each individual to choose. Why not this one?

There is a present joy to be found in our current season and there is no reason it cannot be the most enjoyable one.

But as I consider that idea, how do we accomplish it?

Here is how we make this season of life our best season:

1. Accept the change in culture happening around you.

The only constant in life is change. As the seasons of our life change, so does culture. And it is always helpful to make the best use of those changes.

If we continually long for the “old days” when we used to be able to ________, or the world was more ______, or young people didn’t _________, we’ll never experience the joy of the present moment!

When I was younger, I had dinner with a successful real estate agent easily in his 60’s (maybe even older). He made a passing reference to a social media site and something he had seen while on it.

“Wait,” I responded, “you’re on that social media platform?”

“Oh yes,” he said, “I try to stay current and educated on all the new advancements in social media.”

I made a decision that day that I would work to be the same type of person when I got older. I don’t want to become the old man who constantly complains about the state of the world. I’d much rather be the old man who understands the world and sees the benefits of it (and possibly the drawbacks). Certainly, as a parent of teenagers, it is wise for me to know the current iterations of social media and so I am familiar with all of them.

Given the option of staying current with the changes in the world or being left behind, I’ll choose staying current every time.

2. Recognize the change happening inside you.

As the seasons of our life change, there are more changes happening than just the world around us. There are also changes happening inside of us.

Our bodies change, our worldviews change, our wisdom grows (hopefully), and our abilities increase or decrease. Sometimes we are growing in our abilities and skills and sometimes they are being taken from us.

Recognizing those changes, accepting that they are occurring, and adjusting our lives because of them are essential to fully enjoying our present life.

As we enter later seasons of life, we lose physical abilities, but have certainly gained experience. And of course people develop at different times and learn to overcome obstacles at different points, but the longer we live, the more we have learned and overcome.

When we are in younger seasons of life, what we lack in experience, we are often able to make up for with energy, passion, and drive to succeed. Our minds are also less made up and we are more open to new ideas. Change happens around us, but also inside us.

The more we recognize and accept the changes taking place in our bodies, the more likely we are to make the most of the current season.

3. Do not be defined by past mistakes.

Sometimes the mistakes that mark our past are the result of our own foolish choices. But sometimes they are the result of someone’s else committing harm to us.

Either way, allowing mistakes in the past to negatively define your present is a mindset that must be overcome.

If the mistakes of your past are your own doing, remember that you cannot change those decisions. They have been made and the harm cannot be undone. But you can redeem the past by learning from it! The past can become your servant if you learn life lessons from it that make you a better person in the future.

If the mistakes in your past are from the doing of somebody else, I am sorry that happened. People can be cruel. But that person does not need to harm your present as well. I don’t know what it means for you to turn that mistake into good, but it usually contains leveraging your pain to help others.

I have a friend who was reluctantly drawn into divorce by a spouse who could not overcome PTSD. She could have become bitter and angry, but she did not. Quite the opposite in fact. She currently volunteers assisting people with PTSD repair their lives. Rather than allowing her pain to negatively affect her today, she has turned it around for good and is making the most of her current season in life—even if it is one she would not have chosen for herself.

4. Identify the joys in your current season.

Oh, to look around and recognize the simple joys that surround us each day! Is there a more blessed discipline in life?

Every day, joys surround us. And the more we stop to recognize them, the more we appreciate them and the day in front of us.

That is one of the reasons gratitude is such an important discipline. The more we practice it (in the good times and the bad), the more we experience joy and meaning and fulfillment.

Identify the unique joys of your present season:

• The opportunity to focus undivided attention on your education.
• The excitement of a young marriage.
• The precious first smile of your newborn daughter.
• The maturing son as he becomes a young man in front of your eyes.
• The opportunity to serve or give or travel that your empty nest now offers you.
• Or even the final few months with your loving spouse as death draws ever closer.

5. Honor your past, but don’t overburden your present with it.

My past has made me the person I am and never want to forget it or the people who have made me. I am thankful for my past in every imaginable way, I’m just not moving in that direction.

I do not honor my past by allowing it to burden my present. In fact, I most honor my past by living my best in the present. This can be seen most vividly in the physical possessions we carry from one season to another.

I encourage people to live more by owning less. When we remove the burden of unneeded physical possessions, we uncover time, money, energy, and opportunity to pursue greater passions.

Inevitably, during my conversations with people, I will be asked about possessions from a past season of life. “What do I do with my grandparents’ __________?” “My spouse passed away, how do I handle his ____________?” or “My children are now grown, but I can’t seem to part with their old __________?”

On each occasion, I gently remind the person that their present obligation is to live their best life today. In fact, we honor our past relationships most by making the most of our present opportunities.

If I were to pass away, I’d sure love my wife to keep something that reminds her of me, but I would never want to burden her future seasons with my old things! In fact, I’d be upset if I found out she was holding on to my old things out of a feeling of obligation. I hope she would look fondly on her season of life being married to me, but she has entered a new one. And I’d want her to live her best life today, not carry unneeded possessions (or burdens) forward.

6. See trials as opportunity to grow.

Every season of life contains special and unique joys. But there is no perfect world, there is no perfect person, and there is no perfect season of life. Every season contains unique obstacles and trials.

It is easier said than done, but when we see the trials in life as opportunities to grow, even trials can be welcomed (or at least, better understood).

I would wish no trial on any person, nor would I ever wish them upon myself. But the reality remains that success is a terrible teacher. We grow most when faced with obstacles, hurdles, and trials of every kind.

There is no doubt your present season is requiring you to confront new challenges, but that doesn’t mean you cannot also enjoy this period—even working to make it the best one of your life no matter the trial you are currently facing.

7. Give what you can to younger generations.

There are very few obligations that I believe apply to every person alive. But it seems to me, one such obligation is to pass on to younger generations the lessons we have learned in life. Some lessons we learned with great difficulty, some came easy to us, but each are valuable to those who will come after us. This is the only way society moves forward.

If you want to make the most of your current season of life, consider what talents, abilities, and wisdom you have collected that can be passed on to younger generations.

Be present in your child’s life. Mentor a young ambitious worker in your career field. Get involved in your community or church or local school. There are even nonprofit organizations dedicated specifically to help you mentor those who need it most.

Give to others in some way. That is the best way to make the most of life… and it’s the best way to enjoy each season of life along the way.

Each new season of life is an adventure. And every adventure is meant to be enjoyed. You might as well enjoy this current one the most.

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Write Your Own Permission Slip: 3 Ways to Give Yourself Permission to Make Life Simpler

Note: This is a guest post from Melissa of Melissa Camara Wilkins.

Life is complicated. What I’ve always wanted life to be is . . . simple. Simpler, anyway. But no. Life has always been complicated, and most of the time I was pretty sure I was doing it wrong.

In fact, I used to have a charming personal mantra that went like this: I am the worst.

It was like an affirmation, except the opposite. Some people say, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and I have what it takes.” I said, “Ugh, I should have known.”

My phone is out of power? I am the worst at recharging.

Sauce on my shirt? I am the worst at spaghetti.

What was that guy’s name? I am the worst at remembering.

Everyone else seemed pretty much okay and I was kind of a mess, so everyone else was better and I was the worst. It seemed perfectly logical to me.

But life just IS complicated. Being a person is hard. That doesn’t mean we’re doing anything wrong. That’s just the way it is. And blaming myself for the nature of reality was making things more complicated all along.

We all know—at least in theory—how to sort through our closets and clear off our counters, but how do you clean out the mess in your head and in your heart? How do you learn to set down all the stuff you carry that isn’t really helping you? How do you decide that the person you are inside—the real you, the person underneath all the expectations and comparisons and measuring up and fitting in—is allowed to show up in your life?

I tell the whole story of how I learned to give myself permission to be who I really am in my book, Permission Granted. But in the meantime, start here:

Permission to rewrite the story

We all have stories looping around in our minds somewhere. Sometimes these are helpful, but often they’re just mental clutter that keeps us stuck.

If you’re not sure what your stories sound like, listen for what you say to yourself when things fall apart, or when you’re overwhelmed, or when you look in the mirror, or when you first wake up in the morning.

What messages are you sending yourself? Are they helpful?

The story in my head, the one that sounded like “I am the worst”? That one wasn’t true, and it wasn’t helpful. I needed to rewrite that story with something truer. I didn’t need to convince myself that I was the best instead of the worst—I just needed to tell the truth.

The truth is, I’m not the worst. The truth is, I am the way I am for a good reason, and I’m allowed to be this person.

Now when I hear those old stories crop up, I know to take a deep breath and tell myself something truer. Give yourself permission to change the story.

Permission to un-meet expectations

There are approximately a zillion things to do in the average day: carpool and deadlines and laundry and dinner, email and meetings and phone calls and paperwork. And don’t forget to be an informed citizen and an engaged community member, and to raise courageous, compassionate humans (if you happen to be contributing to the raising of children)—oh, and to make room for your own self to thrive, in whatever ways work best for you.

It’s a tall order.

But when we stop to ask ourselves why we’re doing half those things in the first place, sometimes what we discover is that we’re doing them because that’s just the way it’s done, in our community or in our society or in our circle. We didn’t choose those things, exactly, they just fell into our laps because they were expected of us.

And sure, we can just keep trying to be the person the world expects us to be forever… but when you’re trying to meet other people’s expectations instead of your own, that is when things get complicated.

So this is how you un-meet expectations, then. You say no. You throw out or give away all the stuff you’re tired of organizing. You let the laundry pile up, or you tell everyone to wear those jeans one more time. You get slow at replying to email. You delete stuff. You delete more stuff. You give yourself permission to do what you need to do, and you don’t wait for anyone else’s approval.

Give yourself permission to be who you really are, not who everyone else expects you to be.

Permission to experiment

I used to think that if I couldn’t get it together the way everyone else could, I should at least pretend to know what I was doing. Fake-it-till-you-make-it? Smile and nod and say yes to everything everyone else puts on your plate, spin your wheels faster and faster until you can’t spin anymore… sound familiar? It never quite got me to where I wanted to go.

But when I decided to stop doing all that, I wasn’t sure what would happen. I knew I needed to quit trying to be who everyone else expected me to be. I knew I needed to tell the truth. But I wasn’t sure exactly what that would look like, or what would happen next.

What I didn’t realize was this: when we make changes, we’re going to try some things that aren’t going to work.

We’re going to forget which direction we meant to walk and have to circle back around again. We might hear ourselves whispering: oh wow, I really am the worst at this. (Don’t worry, you’re not.) But if we wait to get started until we’ve figured out our whole path, we’re never going to take the first step. You’re allowed to just try and see what happens.

Try saying no to something that doesn’t fit. Try saying yes to something that excites you. Try telling the truth next time someone asks how you are. Try listening to yourself to see what you hear. Try following your heart instead of waiting until you know why. Give yourself permission to experiment.

Give yourself permission

This is how we start to make life simpler on the inside. We start by noticing what needs to change, and by trusting ourselves to make those changes.

Give yourself permission to experiment. Give yourself permission to learn from what doesn’t work and try again. Give yourself permission to be gloriously imperfect.

Give yourself permission to be who you really are.

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Melissa’s new book, Permission Granted: Be Who You Were Made to Be and Let Go of The Rest, is brand new and available now. Permission Granted is all about giving yourself permission to be who you really are—and making your whole life simpler in the process.

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People's Choice Awards 2019: worst dressed stars Lala Kent, jeremy scott

Halloween  may be over, but there was a distinct dress up vibe on the People's Choice red carpet on Sunday night.

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Anthony Rapp of Rent and Star Trek: Discovery gets engaged to longtime love Ken Ithiphol

He said yes. Broadway star Anthony Rapp got engaged to his boyfriend of almost four years Ken Ithipholon this weekend, he shared on Instagram.

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Owen Wilson 'has never met' his daughter as ex Varunie Vongsvirates pleads that she 'needs a father'

Varunie and Owen casually dated for five years before splitting up and he underwent a paternity test last year which confirmed he was in fact the father.

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Kanye West makes surprise appearance at Travis Scott's Astroworld Fest in Houston

Kanye West shocked Travis Scott fans on Saturday as he appeared on-stage at the Astroworld Festival in Houston in the middle of Scott's set.

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Pan-Roasted Honeynut Squash with Creamy Garlicky Pasta

It’s fall in a bowl: a warm and cozy creamy garlic pasta with pan-roasted honeynut squash.

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Chanel West Coast says her song Sharon Stoned honors the actress after she's sued

Rapper Chanel West Coast responded to Sharon Stone's lawsuit over her song Sharon Stoned. She claimed it was a loving homage and said Sharon wanted a cameo role in the video.

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Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams spark #MeToo backlash after handsy Instagram shot from friend's wedding

While the women appeared to be completely consenting to the amorous display, a few followers couldn't help but take a page from the #MeToo movement and question the intentions.

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Bill Murray is back! Dan Aykroyd confirms co-star will return to the big screen in Ghostbusters 2020

The actor. 69. definitely will reprise his role as Dr. Peter Venkman Dan revealed on The Greg Hill Radio Show on Friday. And Sigourney Weaver, 70, and Annie Potts, 67, are also in.

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Madonna sued by concertgoer for pushing back start time

She has a years-long reputation for being hours late to concerts.

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Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.

For the last seven years, I have been compiling and publishing curated articles that inspire simplicity in life. At first, it was an exercise in communicating to Becoming Minimalist readers the most popular articles I sent out on Twitter.

But over the years, it has become more than that. It has become a place where people (every other week) come for a dose of inspiration. And it has become a place to promote and encourage writers around the world who are publishing content about minimalism, simplicity, and intentional living.

I think you will enjoy this collection of articles hand-selected for you this weekend. Grab some coffee, tea, or lemonade and be inspired to live a simpler life today.

Declutter Your Fantasy Self | No Sidebar by Karen Trefzger. Beware of trying to buy the fantasy. Invest your limited time, energy, and money actually doing what you like rather than buying stuff, since things will never make you something you are not.

How to Build a Life Based on Intentional, Mindful Consumption | REI by Jenni Gritters. Members of the outdoor community share their tips for embracing minimalism, zero waste and other mindful consumption trends.

Warren Buffett Says This 1 Simple Habit Separates Successful People From Everyone Else | Pocket by Marcel Schwantes. Hint: It starts with a two-letter word.

Couple Sell Everything They Own to Live Debt-free on Bus with Daughter and Dog | Mirror UK by Bradley Jolly. Will Watson and wife Kristin, from Jacksonville, Florida, have been keen adventurers since they were children.

7 Powerful Reminders to Focus on What Matters | Marc and Angel Hack Life by Marc Chernoff. “Am I making meaningful use of this scarce and precious day?”

Overcoming Envy | Becoming Minimalist on YouTube

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Fresh Off The Boat cancelled months after Constance Wu publicly lamented season six renewal

The single-camera ABC sitcom will wrap with a special one-hour finale February 21st 2020. The show's cancellation comes just months after star Constance Wu complained about its renewal.

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Justin Bieber hugs his bodyguard after getting back from solo retreat following new Selena song

Justin Bieber recently tried to step away from the spotlight with a spontaneous solo visit to Northern California for a spiritual retreat. But now back in LA, it looked like he still needed support.

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Matt Damon says pal Ben Affleck is 'looking great and doing great' after sobriety slip up

Damon, who grew up with Affleck, said the Batman actor is 'looking great and he's doing great' during a chat with Entertainment Tonight. The Academy Award winner is a longtime Affleck collaborator

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Regis Philbin puts six bedroom, nine-bathroom Connecticut estate on market for $4.6M

With the asking price, the 88-year-old TV personality and his wife Joy are taking a 36 percent loss on their initial investment in the 13,661-sq. ft. abode.

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Easy Oven Baked Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken

Forget calling for take out: make this easy (mostly hands off) sweet and sour chicken on a weeknight. Way healthier and cheaper too!

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Andy Cohen says Teresa Giudice has a 'very realistic' attitude about her future with Joe

Yet Cohen wouldn't say the Real Housewives Of New Jersey stars were completely doomed to divorce.

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Teresa and Joe Giudice pictured together for first time in three years

The Real Housewives Of New Jersey star and his wife of 20 years, Teresa, were joined by daughters Gia, 18, Milania, 13, Gabriella, 15, and Audriana, 10 on Thursday.

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Teenager Wins $25,000 for Science Project That Solves Blind Spots in Cars

Alaina Gassler, 14, got the idea for her science project after noticing how her mother didn’t like driving the family’s S.U.V.

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Annette Bening, 66, set to receive AARP's Movies For Grown-Ups Award

Bening - a recipient of two Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and four-time Academy Award-nominee - will be honored at the 19th annual Movies for Grownups (MFG) Awards ceremony.

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Sharon Stone sues rapper Chanel West Coast over track Sharon Stoned

The actress is asking for Chanel to repay her money earned by the track and punitive damages, claiming the rap artist violated unfair competition and publicity statues with the song and video.

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Keanu Reeves, 55, fell for Alexandra Grant, 46, because she helped him 'get over trauma'

The 46-year-old grey-haired college graduate is 'spiritual' and 'kind' which has built the 55-year-old A-list movie star's trust. She has helped him get over past pain.

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Teresa Giudice leaves the Italian embassy in New York as she pleads for Joe to get a passport

Joe, 41, wants to 'travel to countries closer to the U.S.' so that he can easily see his four kids while he lives in Italy and awaits further information about his deportation status, according to TMZ.

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Kylie Jenner and Drake have been spending time together 'romantically' after Travis Scott split

The 22-year-old self-made billionaire and 33-year-old Canadian rapper have been hanging out as more than friends according to a People report on Wednesday morning.

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10 Tips and Tricks to Making the Best Stir Fry

How to make the best stir fry of your life plus a basic, use it everywhere simple stir fry sauce recipe!

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