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  • The Early Morning Expedition: A Study in Humanity, Leashes, and Dubious Robes

    By someone who absolutely did not volunteer for the dawn shift There’s a moment — a cruel, unholy moment — when you realize that if you don’t take the dog out now, there will be consequences. Not gentle “oh well” consequences. No, I mean war-crime level consequences. So there you are, half-dressed, caffeine nowhere near…

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  • Morning Habits (or How I Became Marginally Less Useless Before 8 AM)

    A masterclass in doing the bare minimum before breakfast. Waking up earlier — right, here’s the thing: it’s miserable. At first, I didn’t so much get up as lurk in bed, lying there like a wounded seal for 5 or 10 minutes, mentally preparing myself for the Herculean task of standing up. It was a…

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