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We Had a Lovely Conversation – Then They Found Out Who We Voted For
It had been a long day. The Boston streets were embedded in our feet, we were tired and hungry, and so we turned to the internet to find the optimal restaurant nexus of low dollar signs and high stars. Once we narrowed down our options we used live, real-time optical surveillance to use line length […]
We Don’t Like What’s Good; We Like What We’re Used To
I was out shopping other day, and I needed some frozen peas for a beef stew recipe I was planning. As I walked past the canned goods aisle and towards the freezers at the back of the store, I remembered how as a kid I would never eat frozen peas. I hated them. But the […]
42 Things That Taste Better Than Skinny Feels
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, right? Wrong! I am on a quest to lose weight, thanks to some frightening urging by my doctor, some unintentional insulting by my children, and some good-natured competition with my friends. Since I was told I needed to lose some major poundage about a year and a half […]
Time in a Bottle
My wife is very smart. She is able to evaluate, discern, and make important decisions. She knows that you cannot store time in a bottle. I, on the other hand, throw everything against the wall to see what sticks, and if it doesn’t stick I probably leave it there anyway. And as for time, well, […]
The Difference Between Innocent and Naive
Innocent and naive mean almost the same thing, don’t they? They both mean you have limited exposure to something, but they have vastly different social connotations. Innocence is valued. It is something to be preserved. When you are innocent, it signifies that you are not supposed to know about the things you don’t know about. It […]