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Source: Stable Diffusion, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons I love teaching writing. It's my favorite job ever. Part of the reason it's fun is that I get to teach something I'm passionate about. But that's ...

"Sesame Street" gave me a very valuable skill. Diners often feel a wave of dread when a server doesn’t write down their order, fearing mistakes will follow. Most servers only skip pen and paper when ...

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