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“and stuff”
“type thing”
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There are more. Suggestions?
N.B. “Like” (as a filler word) is too easy a target to nominate for this list, particularly because the author utilizes it often.

we are driven to distraction, cursing contrition
contradicting convictions, criss-crossing losses
we are fostering affection
afflicting ticking time bombs
kissing lips, hips, skipping steps to better forget or get
what is you &
what is not possible,
we make possible
cross-crossing possibilities, we
undo, we
untie, we
uncover belated lovers’ letters’ rougher bluffing
scrubbing clean our crazy ailing all our
cheap thrills will sink, bottom heavy
levy love on [...]

When Meredith & I were in South Dakota on our Epic Road Trip, we camped in Custer State Park, near Mt. Rushmore. On a whim, we veered off the highway to visit Wind Cave, the fourth-longest cave in the world. And they’re still exploring it! We went on a tour with an adorably enthusiastic park [...]

While sorting through city documents at the Carlsbad Dove Library, where I volunteer/intern, I came across the city multi-hazard basic emergency plan. It’s essentially a collection of checklists for city officials for when floods, fires, earthquakes, or nuclear disasters happen. What I found most interesting was the “Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale” (wiki), a less scientific [...]

After looking over the most recent Nordstrom catalog, I have a few requests for people who design clothes for the hoi polloi. These are they.

This is the best color for wet paint to be (and so hip [via W is for]).
P.S. I thought up a great/terrible joke today as I was driving… —What is the most holy guitar chord? —Gsus! Hahahaha… Yeah.