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Tara K. Shepersky's avatar

Oh man. Among other truths here: guilt-appeasement really IS 80% of the reason I return emails... Ouch.

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Garrett Bucks's avatar

Email is a single, closed-loop system of guilt that we just pass between one another.

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Tara K. Shepersky's avatar

Putting a "heart" on that feels wrong, because symbols matter. But it's the way we say "eff yeah" on here, so.

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Jeremy Braun's avatar

Brilliant. Honest. Crucial. Thanks for reposting this.

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Garrett Bucks's avatar

Thanks Jeremy. So cool to see your name again.

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Antonia Malchik's avatar

So good. Thank you. Good luck with your turkey :)

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Garrett Bucks's avatar

Thank you. I am aiming for "the turkey was fine." If I exceed that bar, we set off fireworks.

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Antonia Malchik's avatar

Ha! If it’s any consolation, I only have a wild turkey this year and I’ve never managed to make a wild turkey something that everyone looks forward to. Which is what dessert is there to compensate for ;) (cranberry upside-down cake is my go-to)

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