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2023

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she wanted to express how inadequate she thought <i>I</i> was? Hmmm (tapping chin, and looking at the ceiling).</p><p id="8ea3">I swept out of her office without a goodbye, which she deserved. I passed a tall, thin young black woman cheerfully conversing with the bank teller. “Go on in,” said the bank teller, gesturing towards the sorry Karen with the stank attitude.</p><p id="e955">The tall young black woman happily bounded over to Karen’s lair. I wanted to say to her, “Be careful, there’s a hungry Karen over there,” but I didn’t and I went on my way.</p><p id="8d12">After meeting up with my friend in the warm enough New England afternoon, rubbing our hands over the flame heaters outside the cafe, I decided to stop by the independent computer repair shop. The bell clanged against the door, alerting my presence, and the man I recognized from before Christmas when I had brought my computer stood at his station.</p><p id="1395">But why, in good God’s name, did it smell like poop in that place? It hadn’t ever smelt like that before. I looked around. Was there a bathroom somewhere? I peered around. No. Just a smaller office and a supply closet. I mean, I was wearing a mask, so the smell must have been BAD. Had a disgruntled customer recently come in and taken a revenge dump on the carpet and marched out? I wanted to make some odor-related remark, but I didn’t really know what to say. In fact, I pictured someone else coming in behind me, thinking, “Did this lady blow up the indie computer repair store?”</p><p id="2696">I was wrongly implicated in this way in graduate school. I went into a single stall bathroom and the toilet bowl was flooded with diarrhea leftovers. Sorry, I don’t know how else to say it. I couldn’t stomach using the sight, so I turned heel and edged my way past the person waiting to come in. The door closed behind her, and one second later, it opened and she ran out with a disgusted look on her face. I wanted to rush up to her and say, “It wasn’t me, I swear!” “Tell her it wa

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sn’t you!” My friends urged me, but I felt too foolish.</p><p id="0a64">I‘m sure the computer guy knew the source of the stench, or at least, knew it wasn’t me, so I pleasantly explained my computer problem to Chris or Bob or Dan or somesuch. My stomach begged me to get out of there as fast as possible. ChrisBobDan was one of those guys whose statements continually failed to indicate the end of a conversation, like, “Ok……. so I’ll order the part and email you……” He didn’t look up and kept typing away. “So, we’re done?” I breathed anxiously. “Yeahhhh….” he drawled in an insecure, noncommittal tone, still jabbing at the keyboard. I dashed out of there into the fresh afternoon air.</p><p id="bea3">Thanks for reading,</p><p id="d01a">~MJ</p><div id="a264" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/karen-i-prefer-boa-constrictor-1eee10b46222"> <div> <div> <h2>Karen? I Prefer Boa Constrictor</h2> <div><h3>This insidious kind of Karen kills you with fake niceness.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*6N8Y_d01iS-4s4NJb3F-Xg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="9698" class="link-block"> <a href="https://mjadia.medium.com/i-cheered-when-they-came-for-amy-coopers-dog-38ee2da484"> <div> <div> <h2>I Cheered When They Came for Amy Cooper’s Dog</h2> <div><h3>She deserved it. But maybe call-ins are better than canceling and call-outs</h3></div> <div><p>mjadia.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ECc8nVelcIbK72LNtf_OeQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Day Tripping: November 30

Flight of fancy

By Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966) — The Art Stack, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48498885

Samuel Clemens was born in 1835, and of course, we know him as Mark Twain. His birth occurred shortly after an appearance of Hailey’s Comet. So naturally, Twain predicted he would “go out with it” as well.

On April 20, 1910, the comet passed the Earth at its closest point. Twain died of a heart attack the following day. So to try saying anything new about Mark Twain’s life would be folly. And he always said it best anyway:

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

Instead of recounting a well-documented life such as Mark Twain’s, let’s revel in his candor and his prescience.

“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”

Simply the best.

Today is:

National Mousse Day — chocolatey goodness.

Musical Ride

The release of Pink Floyd’s The Wall in 1979 signaled the pinnacle of their artistry and the end of the rock dynasty. The concept for the album came out of the frustration of touring live and Roger Water’s personal history.

The Wall sold 13 million records on its first release. But it was also the last time the band members were ever on the same path. Still, there’s no doubting it is a phenomenal piece of music.

Interesting Notes

Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz tied the knot in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1940. The Hollywood power couple maintained an influence on television history even through their successful divorce.

Gone But Not Forgotten

The motorcycle-riding daredevil who made car jumping a prime-time event, Evel Knievel, died in 2007 at the age of 69.

Notable Births

1874 — Winston Churchill: “Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.”

1929 — Dick Clark: “If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.”

Day Tripping: November 29

Blues Architect

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