The Day I Got Sick and the Man In the Crosswalk Told Me He Was the Terminator

The day after I shaved my first mustache, a relentless and all consuming sickness came over me in the form of a terrible cold. My body would shiver, then sweat. My throat grew sore, and my muscles ached as if I had been lifting large weights as part of an intensive exercise regimen.

This has happened to me before — getting sick. I’m prone to these bouts, I’m a bonafide bubble boy with all the trimmings; allergies to dust mites, trees, nuts, cats; brittle and easily conquered by bacteria and viral attacks — such has been my life.

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This Is What a 15 Minute Uber Ride Listening to a Justin Bieber Album at Maximum Volume Feels Like

How often do you get stuck in an Uber with a grown man driving the car and who is blasting Justin Bieber at full maximum volume? I would dare say that will never happen to me ever again. Ever.

This was an experience. A bucket list check-off moment.

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Here's What You Really Need to Know About Last Night's Republican Debate

It has nothing to do with being a Democrat or a Republican. It’s all about the debates. Debates are funny. Debates are silly. Debates reveal character. What’s not to like?

Maybe you care about the issues. Maybe you don’t. Our country runs on the hope that most people don’t care and won’t show up to vote. Seriously, we don’t even get a day off for it! So let’s skip the issues and talk about more important things. Ready? Let’s go!

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What's Worse than Emptying Silverware from the Dishwasher?

It’s true. Major studies have been conducted all over the globe, and so far nine out of ten people agree there is absolutely nothing worse in the entire world than emptying silverware from the dishwasher.

Innocent victims, deemed lucky by some for even owning a dishwasher, are suffering unimaginable levels of psychological stress. One main cause for concern is the forks. Frankly, these pieces of ware are unpredictable, erratic even.

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