Today’s riffs include tips for betting Championship Sunday, Trump, meeting famous people (and one idol) and a much-needed walk in Crazy Chester Park, without Crazy Chester.
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I needed a mental health day Wednesday. You deserve better than the desperate slop I’ve been giving you lately. I’ve always wanted to write out of passion, not obligation. When that passion leaves, so will I.
In pushing away from the keyboard, I rediscovered things I’d let slip. Chief among them was the balm of solitude, even in the gloom of winter. Maybe especially in the gloom of winter.
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