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I Hope You and This Blog Post "CLICK!"
There’s a sign in the bathroom at school that shows a woman holding her hands up, with the areas where bacteria and poop accumulate highlighted on them. Below this, it reads: Infection prevention is “IN YOUR HANDS.” I find it hilarious, because like, imagine someone saying this in real life. “Hey, wanna practice safe hand-washing…
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The Effort To Keep Things Out of My Mouth, and Also Jessica Alba
You know what’s the worst? Time-exclusive food availability. For example, I got this candy cane hot chocolate from Second Cup last Christmas. It is absolutely delicious, either on its own, or in coffee, or in homemade Oreos, and it’s only available around Christmas time. I’ve been rationing it carefully, hoping it could last until next…
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Algonquin Trip 2009
“I hope something terrible happens that changes our perspective on life forever.” That’s the tongue in cheek text message I sent to Geoff, the organizer of the canoe trip, the day before we set off. It quickly became apparent that the universe failed to pick up on the sarcasm. We set out in pouring rain…
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