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Time for some ZZZs<\/strong><\/p>\n It was the end of Debate Challenge. Herman, Minna, Otto and Lina had been working hard all month to be moderators of the infamous yearly debate challenge. Their task this whole month was to come up with issues that had opposing views and make sure that all of the participants were prepared and presentable for the public debate on time. They had to be fair in each debate, allowing for follow-up discussion, yet remain impartial as the debates progressed. For the most part they did a great job. The time had come for them to sit down and decide what they wanted to do to celebrate.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we should go out for dinner at a fancy restaurant,\u201d Herman suggested.<\/p>\n Otto said, \u201dAre you crazy? Do you know how much that is going to cost us? I\u2019d rather have pizza at home.\u201d<\/p>\n Lina chimed in, \u201cAfter all of the work we did. We do deserve a nice night out. Why not a good restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n Minna decided to add her two cents. \u201cIf you recall, we weren\u2019t paid for this; we volunteered. Why should we spend money we didn\u2019t get to celebrate the hard work that we did?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBecause we completed it,\u201d was Herman\u2019s reply. \u201cThis is our third year doing this. We even got a t-shirt the first year. We deserve to give ourselves a pat on the back.\u201d<\/p>\n Lina added, \u201cAnd some of the participants did take the time to comment to us about how they liked our work. Praise for work can go a long way. It makes you feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n Otto responded, \u201cFeeling good doesn\u2019t put bread on table. And that t-shirt, we had to buy ourselves. Yeah, it\u2019s nice to get connections based on our work; but that is all we got. Now that it\u2019s over we\u2019ll never hear from those people again.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy not?\u201d was Herman\u2019s reaction. \u201cGranted we do this debate thing all throughout April, but we still do some similar work during the year with other groups. Maybe some of those people that liked us so much this year will continue to follow us. I certainly plan to follow some of their work.\u201d Minna yawned, \u201cCelebrating sounds like a good idea, but for me right now, I just want to sit and relax.\u201d<\/p>\n Her yawn was contagious as three other yawns followed. \u201cMaybe that\u2019s a good idea,\u201d Lina murmured as her eyes slowly began to close.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d Herman agreed. \u201cWe should just sit back and relax. Take time and reflect upon all the work we did. It\u2019s not so easy coming up with all of those topics.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat wimps!\u201d Otto muttered to himself. \u201cCan\u2019t handle a little creative work, without a nap. That\u2019s it for me. I\u2019m going out to get pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n And he did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2018 Time for some ZZZs It was the end of Debate Challenge. Herman, Minna, Otto and Lina had been working hard all month to be moderators of the infamous yearly debate challenge. Their task this whole month was to come … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/C6BF5B96-65B2-4015-ACFB-7EAA28F8E271.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Herman\u2019s eyes followed those of Minna and Lina and soon all was quiet in the room.<\/p>\n