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Imagine giving a shit about golf.

The Pain of Perfectionism — The New Yorker It’s the fault people humblebrag about in job interviews, but psychologists are discovering more and more about the real harm it causes.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump says he's cut drug prices by up to 1,500%. That's not possible Days after he sent letters instructing top pharmaceutical manufacturers to use a “most favored nation” pricing model for prescription drugs, President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he had cu...

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Going through the usual Albert Camus philosophical crises today.

And how are you?

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AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.

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Happy National Mutt Day!
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I was so excited to work this morning that last night I slept like a baby.

I woke up every 2 hours and cried

Please be aware of the current tsunami risk to the West Coast United States, as well as other sites. A major earthquake (possibly 8.7 magnitude) in Russia prompted the authorities to recommend precautions.

A good shower is a simple shower, no matter what influencers recommend Elaborate, multistep shower routines are all over social media. They can inspire people to spending endless amounts of time sudsing up.

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@lionelsf.bsky.social and I are considering it.

This post resonates with my human. A couple of nights ago, she hurt her back just reaching for something.

I won’t let her use a ladder because she’s older and a fall could be serious.

Maybe she should hire a👨‍🔧 person to help out occasionally. Change overhead lights, etc.

My human says that when she was a teenager she began giggling uncontrollably after her mother stepped on a loose board in the floor and it made a rude noise.

It takes courage for a woman to admit something like that.

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@lionelsf.bsky.social, our human and I are listening to this album today.

It’s excellent!

The front photo on the physical CD package is shown at the end of the video.

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I haven’t been able to verify whether David Letterman said this, but it’s a great quote:

“You can’t say CBS without the BS.”

YouTube video by HAUSER HAUSER - Air on the G String (J. S. Bach)

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Today in History: July 22, First solo around-the-world flight 1934: John Dillinger shot down by federal agents 1943: American forces capture Palermo 1999: Ill-fated Woodstock festival begins

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A cat is sitting on a counter and there's a glass of water in front of him. There's mini devil cat on one side of the cat and a mini angel cat on his other side. The devil cat is saying to him, "Shove it off the counter!" The angel cat is smiling and saying "Gently nudge it off the counter."

😇 😈

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My human just finished getting her teeth cleaned at the dentist office.

She said the suction straw in her mouth kept making farting sounds.

I’m glad I wasn’t there. I can’t stop myself from laughing when things like that happen.

I’m considering going out later today and facing the world.

“Have you had a chance to think about this?” my human wants to know.

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“If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat,” my human said, immediately after arriving home.

She must have had to deal with a messy public toilet when she was out.

How do I explain to a duck that things will get awkward if her next door neighbor reads her new novel?

Oh, I’m sure she already knows.

As a friend, maybe it’s my place to be supportive, and not to advise.

P.S. It’s an excellent book.

Steve Miller Band cancels tour, saying extreme weather is a safety concern The Steve Miller Band has canceled its U.S. tour, citing extreme weather as a safety concern for fans and crew.

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