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Put it in D
When I turned 18, I registered to vote as a Republican. Not because of any deeply ingrained political leanings; I knew very little about politics back then. My parents were Republicans, and so was Alex P. Keaton. That was good enough for me. I cast my first-ever vote for president for George H.W. Bush. Senior,…
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A Bizarro World of Miniature Cows
Today felt like bizarro world, because it was light instead of dark when I took my early morning walk before work, and dark instead of light on my commute home from work. Also, I wrote an article about cows today. Actual paragraph: “We have a waiting list for our meat,” Jim shares. “Because it’s an…
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Give Me Liberty? Give Me Death.
I am annoyed with Liberty Mutual, and I’m not even a customer. It’s their jingle. I hate it. Seriously, some guys got paid big bucks to sit around a table in a fancy conference room and come up with this?! I assume there was a table and a conference room, but maybe they were down…
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Two First Days
Now that it’s Tuesday evening, I have officially had two first days with my new company. I really need to come up with a nickname so I can talk about ’em without giving too much away, like I did with Ye Olde Publishing Company. Let’s see…they have been providing telephone, cable, and internet services to…
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Glorious Weekendtime, Very Nice
It’s amazing how quickly a four-day weekend flies by. I’d planned on going for a hike on Thursday, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I figured I’d go on Friday instead, but again, it was too cold and overnight snow made the roads dicey. So I watched a bunch of The Haunting of Bly Manor and…
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Selling Out and it Feels so Good
How very weird, relaxing on my recliner, sipping coffee and watching the snow fall outside when every fiber of my being screams, you should be at work! Also weird: how completely relaxed and stress-free I feel at the moment. For weeks, I’ve been waking up around 4 a.m., my brain immediately kicking into high gear…
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