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Martini Shot

Own the Day

People love to say "Carpe Diem" or "Seize the Day," but they never tell who, exactly, to seize it from. I mean, you have to seize it from somebody, right?  If there was any time in your possession at all, you’d have seized it months – maybe years – before.   My theory is this: there are two kinds of people in this world: the kind that seize the day, and the kind whose day get seized...

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By Rob Long • Apr 22, 2010 • 2m Listen

People love to say "Carpe Diem" or "Seize the Day," but they never tell who, exactly, to seize it from. I mean, you have to seize it from somebody, right? If there was any time in your possession at all, you’d have seized it months – maybe years – before. My theory is this: there are two kinds of people in this world: the kind that seize the day, and the kind whose day get seized...

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    Rob Long

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