Of course, that rationalization didn't work at all. It would have helped if I'd had some Oreo cookie ice cream to eat at the same time. I've learned that self-delusion is much easier when there's something sweet in your mouth.

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“Numbers are a lot like people. They each have a story. They interact with one a…”

“I had to stop him from arresting an old lady who let her dog urinate against th…”

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