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No one's asking, but I have rules for ice cream parlors
Heavily influenced by simply amoral ice cream experiences
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Massage karma finally caught up with me over in Georgia
Plus, features of Eastern v Western massages
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The (maybe unnecessary) Heimlich maneuver
That one time a guy was choking and I did something
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Got a puppy. For 3 days.
Finally at peace with unpopular life choices, like the fact I will probably never again own a dog, and I like McDonald's. Sue me.
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SFTR: The accidentally life-changing concert in Rome (featuring my seatmate)
Stories from the Road: Not on my list of plans: stumbling my way into a life-changing concert
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The nicest thing volume 1: a commercial aircraft to myself
Pity taken on a pathetic person (me) in a sling
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Embarrassing injuries volume 1: that one time I got a ski up my nose
The hazards of being human and doing ordinary human things. Me and my nose will go first.
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More to Your Life
More to Your Life
Sometimes humorous personal essays about what makes life cool and people interesting. THERE ARE STORIES. Everyday life, embarrassing injuries, bad jobs, my foibles, relationships, and everything in between.
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