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Muddy and Bloody
Last week, I told Tara, “Hey! We should drive to the Oregon coast for the day!” It had been awhile, and she was down. But somehow that turned into, “Hey! We should drive to the Oregon coast, get shitty drunk in a dive bar, and stay the night!” Priorities, man. This was not a decisive…
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I Am Lion, Hear Me Meow
I’ve been on a passive-aggressive hot streak these days. Normally, I am not keen on confrontation. But I also have a hard time biting my tongue. In order to resolve these conflicting emotions, I’ve elevated passive-aggressiveness into an art form. In case you are unfamiliar with the term, it is defined thusly: The unassertive expression of…
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23 Mountains
Instagram just unveiled a new feature: the ability to toggle between multiple accounts. I’ve been wanting this for years! My first order of business? Creating a work account. I have been pushing the idea of a corporate Instagram account to my superiors for some time. I think IG is a natural place to showcase all…
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United in Orange
I find the cult of sports fandom fascinating. All day long, I had coworkers coming up to me and offering their congratulations after the Denver Broncos beat Carolina to win Super Bowl 50. I received heaps of praise and so many fist bumps, high fives, and pats on the back, you’d think I played a crucial role…
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Did I Kill Glenn Frey?
A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article that stated David Bowie had announced he would no longer be touring. And then his new album came out. Tara is a Bowie fan, so I was telling her these things, lamenting the fact that we’d never get to see him play live. Three days later, David Bowie was…
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Joe Isuz-who?
We were watching TV one day last week and a commercial came on. I can’t remember the product, but the pitchman was a dead ringer for Joe Isuzu. “That guy’s a dead ringer for Joe Isuzu, huh?” I asked Tara. She turned to me with a blank look on her face, and I cringed when…
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