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“Maawidge…is a Sake-wid Institution…”
Prompted By Ceremony
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No one had ever gotten married at the station before.
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Waking Up With Retrospect
Prompted By Retrospect Retrospective
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We are yet mired in anxiety.
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A Rewarding Experience
Prompted By Retail Rewards
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But for a long time, being an oblivious sort of person, I, um, sort of forgot about it.
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Slightly Lost
Prompted By Directionally Challenged
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We were now very lost, and out of time.
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Jersey Discount
Prompted By My First Computer
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I inadvertently found myself in the business of selling hot merchandise.
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Not With a Feud, But a Whimper
Prompted By Family Feud
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My family has had a few feuds, but they were long ago and I only heard of them as rumors and legends when I was very young. One involved a marriage deemed unsuitable for ethnic reasons, resulting in disowning of a daughter and lifelong estrangement of grandkids from grandparents. This prompted my Dad to say,…
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If You Want Me, I’ll Be in the Lab*
Prompted By Feathering Our Nests
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I'd like to say that it was a summer out of a Ray Bradbury tale...
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Well Meant Advice
Prompted By Changed My Life
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Like any kid, I banged back and forth among various “what do I want to be when I grow up?” fantasies.
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Schmucks, Then and Now
Prompted By First Time Voting
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My home town was home to a large, and now defunct, youth organization.
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