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How I Found the Meaning of Life Watching Police Cam Footage
Lately I’ve been watching real-crime on YouTube. Various channels take police cam footage, put it together, and tell a story. In this footage, I often see people do something slightly wrong. A little speeding, a little misunderstanding at the airport ticket desk, a little argument. It starts with a ticket, a small fine, or asked…
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The Simple Joy of Breathing…
It sounds overly simplistic, because aren’t we breathing all the time? But no, we aren’t just breathing. We’re breathing and scrolling the phone. Or breathing and studying. Breathing and cleaning the house. Every now and then, I like to just sit and breathe… Nothing else. It’s a simple, free pleasure. It calms my mind and…
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The Mystery of My Father’s Murder
My biological father was murdered, and the killer was never found. TRIGGER WARNING: true crime details. For many years, my biological father was a mystery to me. My mother wasn’t married to him, and soon after I was born, my father dumped her. A few short months later, my mother had a new boyfriend. My…
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Why I’m No Longer Letting Extroverts Adopt Me As A Friend
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. – Attributed to motivational speaker/author Jim Rohn And this is why I’ve stopped letting extroverts “adopt” me as a friend (as the old joke about introverts goes). How did it happen that someone as shy as me would always end up with a BFF…