Oh goodness. Let me first say that I’m not entirely an unfeeling ice princess with a cold stone for a heart. I am sympathetic to the wife and the kids, and in a way, I’m also even sympathetic to Mark and Maria. We all get carried away and lose perspective—especially in intense and encompassing “impossible […]
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focus factor schadenfreude
You know those stories about old folks who, in a torrent of 3am bad judgment, order all manner of useless shit from infomercials? My coworker Laura also suffers from this disorder. Last night, Laura was feeling tired and unfocused and saw a commercial for a product called Focus Factor. They have a deal where you […]
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The first time it happened, I couldn’t stop laughing. How could anyone be so careless? What a ridiculous and singular mishap. And then it happened again! Even hilarious-er! How unexpected and coincidental! And then it happened again and again and again. I’m referring, of course, to the inexplicably common occurrence of dropping one’s cell phone […]
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At some point during my energetic errand-running tonight I lost my checkbook. I was nearly certain I’d set it on the counter with the thought of paying bills when I got home from the errands. But when I went to the counter to get it, no dice. Or checkbook. Not in my purse. Not in […]
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