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"This one should count for, like, 5 books on my "books I've read this year" count-thingy." — Jun 09, 2015 01:55PM
"This one should count for, like, 5 books on my "books I've read this year" count-thingy." — Jun 09, 2015 01:55PM
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"Well, I apparently had a shitload of office supplies, kitchen gadgets, unneeded cleaning supplies, and generic "stuff." I think we're still on pace to get rid of about 55 to 60% of our stuff (based on our keep vs. give-discard piles)." — Jun 03, 2016 01:47PM
"Well, I apparently had a shitload of office supplies, kitchen gadgets, unneeded cleaning supplies, and generic "stuff." I think we're still on pace to get rid of about 55 to 60% of our stuff (based on our keep vs. give-discard piles)." — Jun 03, 2016 01:47PM
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“Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience.”
― The Experience of God : Being, Consciousness, Bliss
― The Experience of God : Being, Consciousness, Bliss
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― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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