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Back Taxes

Hangovers are a back-tax on fun. To paraphrase T.S. Eliot: "Can last night just belong to last night?” I’m not thinking about sins and penance or making any bound-for-failure resolutions. I’m giving myself a mental health break.

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Date: 2/13/2022 4:00:00 PM
Love that first line! We must think ahead or suffer the consequences. Helpful to be warned…
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Date: 2/13/2022 8:31:00 AM
Did you tie one on last night ?
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Date: 2/13/2022 7:04:00 PM
there was a party..

Book: Shattered Sighs