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Stay at the Shining Hotel Forever… and ever… and ever…

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Er, or until the day of your checkout time. The New York Times has an interesting piece on the hotel that inspired the Shining. Stephen King stayed at the Stanley Hotel and had a nightmare there that resulted in the Shining. The article doesn’t mention what was in his dream, but I …

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Go on Vacation

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I rarely go on vacation.  Two years ago, I was super stressed about a 5 day trip (over a weekend) where I wouldn’t have internet access most of the time. My pleasure trips are usually really shot or tied to business trips. But then I went on vacation for two …

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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

a screenshot of a video game

To cause chaos on the Bay Bridge. Yesterday, it seems a chicken has decided to try out some daredevil tactics and play Frogger on it. It seemed like only the day before, I was driving across the Bay Bridge.  (Wait, I was). (Side note: This is an actual video game’s plot). Twitter, as …

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