James R. Hagerty

Freelance writer. 40-year veteran of Wall Street Journal on 3 continents. Author of Yours Truly, a guide to writing your own story.

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Write your own obituary while you can. Don’t leave it to family members, who are almost certain to make a hash of it https://t.co/BmlaEwE7LU via @WSJ

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When he arrived in New York in 1948 as a 19-year-old immigrant, his most notable work experience was as a Jewish resistance fighter, blowing up train tracks to stall Nazi troop movements. https://t.co/oOY0y1QQsr

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The trust-fund baby who grew up to be a 6-foot-6 scourge of plutocrats https://t.co/2fKOsivmAb

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@GenTXer2 You have remarkable self-control in that case!

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@RandysVinylTap You did, in Duluth, Minn. Go Canada!

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@lebohoops @MtLebanonSports @TribLiveHSSN @PGSportsNow @Big56Conference @WPPBballReport @BREAL412 @mwhiteburgh @PIAASports Great season overall

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@GenTXer2 Joan Armatrading

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Meet Else, the 100-year-old tax preparer in (where else?) Grand Forks, ND. https://t.co/4bQooPtFG0 via @WSJ

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@MohitM_9 You can reach me on [email protected]

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@PaulPage You will be missed! Happy trails.

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Long before Elon Musk, he ignored the established rules of CEO etiquette https://t.co/2nvRXDwUwv via @WSJ

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@lebohoops @MtLebanonSports @MTLSDHR @TribLiveHSSN @PGSportsNow @Big56Conference @CarterGould55 @Lebo_SS25 @WPPBballReport @NextLevelCreatv Amazing shot. There seemed to be no path for him to reach the basket. Somehow he flew through the eye of a needle.

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@GenTXer2 Don't look for me
I'll get ahead
Remember darling
Don't smoke in bed

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@20th_Centurygal Dirt in the Ground by Tom Waits

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Alton Thacker started his Tiny Tim’s Foundation for Kids because he wanted to provide toys to children. He ended up donating more than 1.7 million wooden toy cars. https://t.co/LdgFbryJcJ via @WSJ

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@lennon909uk Eva Cassidy? Edith Piaf? Sarah Vaughan?

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@GenTXer2 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (John Lee Hooker version)

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@20th_Centurygal Joan Armatrading

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Top 20 Albums of 2024 https://t.co/ZmBi3cBiQy

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@GenTXer2 Joan Armatrading!