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WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL 1997
Every birthday is a gift.
The gift is one fewer birthday.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
- Underconsumption core is a beautiful aesthetic. It's what the last week of the month…
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