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Quiere la tradición que esto de las presentaciones de libros se vaya convirtiendo en un género y todo género tiene sus códigos. Vaya por delante esta explicación porque el autor me había pedido que no invocara los versos de Eladio Cabañero sobre el insigne portugalujo, Mario Ángel Marrodán, gran polígrafo y mejor persona, en los que daba cuenta de su ingente producción literaria.

“Sea”, le dije. Un autor en su presentación es la novia en la boda. ¿Quién soy yo para negarle ningún capricho? Vayamos pues por otra vía.

Cojones, dijo el prior,

Otro libro de Florencio

Y yo sin acabar el anterior.

Nadie podrá acusarme de no haber cumplido formalmente mi palabra. En todo caso, y aunque hubiera faltado a ella, a ver por qué razón me voy a regir yo por un código más estricto que si militara en un partido o en un sindicato. Por otra parte, ese…

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Change The Code

You are totally responsible for your life. I believe this is a key principle you must embrace if you plan for happiness and success in life and work. So many people do not take responsibility for what is happening in their work and life. Everything is someone else’s fault. Every problem is explained away with reasons about why she can’t affect the situation or the outcome.

Blame and Excuses Are the Hallmarks of an Unsuccessful Life

On television, I briefly watched three jailed individuals who are seeking parole from the Parole Board, talk about themselves. I noticed the same pattern in their reasoning and approach to life. Nothing was their fault including the incidents that landed each of them in jail. I suspect that if I interviewed more incarcerated individuals, I would find a pattern of “not my fault.” That is why taking responsibility for choices, actions, and direction is…

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Greta Blu

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