... Panthers or Eagles; it's not going to be much of a 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 i...

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