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Famous Movie Moments Reimagined as Scenes By First-Year Improv Students
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Brief Annotated Highlights From My Online Medical Record
I recently underwent a CAT scan, MRI, surgery and numerous physical therapy appointments as the result of youthful exuberance at the gym…
ideas & advice
How to Write a Cover Letter
Dear Real Name of Person Who is Hiring For This Job, I’m writing to express my strong interest in the position of The Job Title. Here’s one sentence about why I’m the perfect candidate for this job based on my experience. This sentence talks about why I’
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The KonMari Method of Tidying: Now Updated for Real People
Recently, based on reader feedback, Marie Kondo published a revised and updated version of the bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of…
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Full Text of the Prenuptial Agreement as Executed Between Me and My Cat
The following is a binding agreement between Lola (hereafter referred to as “Cat”) and Andrew Berkowitz (hereafter referred to as “Owner”)…
travel
Left Shark. (Also Right Shark.)
There is a hierarchy of people you would like to sit next to on a six-hour airplane flight, ranging from good to terrible. At the positive end of the spectrum – the Platonic ideal of an in-air companion – you might find a mute narcoleptic dwarf. No interactions, no space issues, no
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Officially Announcing My One-Week Hiatus From Facebook
November 9, 2020 at 3:41 p.m. Hi everyone … things have gotten a bit too real here and I’m craving actual human contact. Taking a break…
travel
Seedy and Delicious – A Walk Through Medellín
Throughout its history, Colombia has been a remarkably stable, successful and peaceful country, except for a brief period of turmoil between 1499 and 1995. I learned this – and many other facts about Colombian history, customs, culture and food – during a four hour walking tour of downtown Medellín from Real City
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Attempted Murder
It turns out that Colombia is more dangerous than I thought. A man tried to kill me on Saturday. That man was Daniel, the guide for my Medellín bike tour. When I signed up for a half-day Medellín bike tour I assumed it would be a nice relaxed pedal on
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Aguacate!
I think Colombia has a counterfeit money problem. The reason I think this is because every time I buy bananas down at the local grocery store the employees examine each bill as though I were a high-profile international criminal involved in ransoming hostages. Every cash register has two employees. When
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Getting There is 23-1/2 Hours of the Fun
When you tell people you’re about to spend two weeks in Medellin, Colombia, their first reaction is to tell you that you’re going to get murdered. But when you explain that Pablo Escobar has been dead since 1993 and Colombia has rebounded from the drug cartel days to
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On the Questionable Copywriting Decisions in the Holiday Inn Express Breakfast Area
A Review and Photo Essay