The Twists and Turns of Life: The Power of Desire

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Published: July 3, 2009

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... sports article at all, really. But you who are reading this, I consider friends, and I wanted to share my recent experience with you.

On Thursday, July 2, I was officially laid off from my job in making big things little. I was a heavy equipment operator of six years, operating bulldozers, front-end loaders and such. I loaded chunks of concrete and asphalt into a crusher plant to make a recycled material that could be, well, reused.

Back in April, for those of you who may not know, I was accepted into Penn State University. At that time, I really wanted to be laid off from my job, as the business was very slow, and I wanted to start concentrating on getting ready for college, getting into football shape and writing on Bleacher Report.

My ideal time frame for getting laid off was over the summer, as I really didn't want to spend another winter in the windy dust-land that was the yard I worked in. I set my mind to being laid off in the summer or early fall.

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