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Dear World…

Posted on August 14, 2024 by mitchteemley

I only ask two things: 1) For everything that exists to be constantly rearranged to suit my whims. 2) For everyone to be OK with that. Thanks, everyone, you’re the best! Well, OK, maybe not the best (that would be … Continue reading →

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There Are No Mature Fools

Posted on March 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “To avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are … Continue reading →

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Mixed Motives

Posted on June 3, 2019 by mitchteemley

If it weren’t for mixed motives I’d have no motives at all. I’m an idealist. I want (earnest cliché alert) to make the world a better place. But I’m also a hopeless egoist, and no matter what I do I can … Continue reading →

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I Only Ask Two Things

Posted on March 21, 2017 by mitchteemley

I only ask two things: 1) For the universe to be constantly rearranged to suit my whims 2) And for everyone to be OK with that Thanks, everyone, you’re the best! Well, OK, maybe not the best (that would be … Continue reading →

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