Varsity cheerleading was the only sport I was ever cut from. I guess I wasn't peppy enough. Plus I never understood the phrase "school spirit," but I think I had it.
In high school my best friends ("the crew" as we called it) were comprised of football players and football fans. Our weekends consisted of a Friday evening game, a Friday night celebration and then two days of recovery.
I was there when Oneida High school went to the sectional finals in 2002...

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When I was in high school I decided to start a new family tradition. I wasn’t sure if I had the authority to do this, but I did.
I went to Oneida High School but was friends with a lot of kids from Stockbridge. One of these friends was John Czajkowski. John’s parents, two math teachers in the Stockbridge Valley School District own a house that I knew how to get to because you just went past Marble Hill Inn until you could no longer go “up.” In the winter it was easy because there were signs directing us right to it. Signs from almost anywhere in Oneida. They own Czajkowski Tree Farm...

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I have only been a member of one union in my working life. While employed at the Buffalo Sabres, merchandise workers organized to fight drastic pay cuts while the Sabres were enjoying some of their most profitable years.
These cuts happened before I was hired so I was in a difficult spot. I understood the frustration my colleagues must have endured, but I was thrilled with the salary I was offered when I was hired, not knowing that just a few years before the merchandise team had been making double that.
Working at the Sabres was my favorite job. I loved the atmosphere, I loved the hours and I loved my bosses.
I stood by my friends when they talked about mistreatment, even though I didn’t really feel it...

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