#Normal

I had the day off today and decided to do a study on funeral homes. I rang 26 in total, randomly and took in the 26 counties, I pretended I
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I wrote this piece on the eve of the 2016 election. Trump had a real chance of winning based on the polls. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-is-just-a-normal-polling-error-behind-clinton/ Where we are right now is just
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Some confusion about the term "pent up demand".Short version, should distinguish btwn:"Excess savings" (which we know households, in aggregate, have)"Pent up demand" (a hypothesis that people will buy more this
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September 11th can be a harder day than most for a lot of folks.Please try to be extra patient with yourself and others today. I've been reflecting on how the
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Warning: It's time for a slightly whiny rant...The appliance repair guy came to the house this morning.I'm a remote worker who was either traveling or working from home even pre-pandemic,
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what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? nah; it’s not consistently true. what doesn’t kill you makes you different. what doesn’t kill you makes you different than the person you
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This, as it happens, is also how fraud scams work. Everyone thinks they’re too smart for it and what fraudsters know, & abusers know on some level too, is that
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1/ The usual suspects will hate me for saying so, but the truth is the truth. We have solid @cdcgov mortality data through mid-November and it is clear that we
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Even the most loyal O’Sullivan fan can’t say he’s had as many as 5 great sessions this whole tournament but when you’re winning the world championship it doesn’t matter how
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Okay, I have to come back around to Swarzennegger's video because as much as the first half is moving, and I admire him for revealing these experiences he had with
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About Swing Low, Sweet Chariot -1. This was sung in rugby clubs when I was still a colt and well before Martin Offiah and Chris Oti played senior rugby.2. It
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Just a reminder: it’s not just advertisers who can quit Facebook. Delete your account. It’s a refreshing and mentally restorative act. It’s not necessary in your life, I promise. Folks
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I think this is a completely correct take & the thing that really depresses me most about it all is that for all the talk of a "new normal", there's
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(1)Cis person in a pharmacy...CP: Hi, can you tell me where the aspirin is? I need to get rid of this awful headache.CLERK: Well, first I need to be sure
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I saw this & I had to say something about it. “I am anxious” isn’t synonymous with “I have anxiety”. Anxious (as a modifier) can be used to reflect a
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I’ve gotta say, fellow white folks, you’re really saying a lot when you classify “using racist slurs” as “normal teen behavior.” Interested in how these beliefs of “using racial slurs
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