Occasionally, towards the end of some phone calls I think she’s going to slip and actually tell me that she loves me.

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So, Labor Day – I labored. It turns out to be more work than I wanted to see but not really more than I expected. I only really worry when I run out of plans for fixing the domino effect of jobs that arise from just the one that I really want to work on.

I still have plans so there is still hope.

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There are times I’m rumored to be a genius but it’s mostly, just, that I remember certain things.