People I Want to Punch in the Throat

People I Want to Punch in the Throat

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People I Want to Punch in the Throat
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Today Was a Cool Day

Today Was a Cool Day

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Jen Mann
Dec 02, 2022
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Today I’m sitting in an office. Not because I have to, but because I want to. I was invited to a holiday shopping thing. I set up my books and brought my laptop so I could work AND make some money. I am in a corner, which is good because I’d spend more than I make shopping. Over here I can’t see what everyone else is selling.

Most of the staff have stopped by to chat and to shop and it’s been cool meeting all of them.

But one in particular really stood out.

We’ll call him Steve.

Steve told me he’s a 50-something-year-old fan of Goodreads, which is where he found

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