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35. Chicago. 🐶. Cyclist🚲. Public Transit🚉. Urbanism🌇. Umphrey’s McGee \mm/. Phish⭕️. Dopapod. King Gizz🦎
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His son Joe Hill has an interesting sounding book coming out in a few weeks that I’m definitely gonna check out
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No, don’t care about that at all.
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moe., Umphrey’s, and Squeaky Feet all put out really good albums this year.
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Oh shit. Twiddle playing the Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA.
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Al is wearing an Umphrey’s hat at BK bowl rn. Love to see it.
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Picked up my dry cleaning for my 5th & final wedding of the 2025 calendar year on Saturday. It’s been a whirlwind of a last 6 weekends with 4 in that span alone.

Big shoutout to Forest Cleaners in Lincoln Square for keeping me looking sharp in my one suit and one shirt I’ve worn to all of them.
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Fell asleep listening to Mwandishi by Herbie Hancock last night and my subconscious then listened to it about 8 times on a loop overnight
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I’ve thought a lot about this. Backpacking trip on the PCT for at least 6-8 weeks.
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Wow. Absolute shocker on Survivor.
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Cubs hold on and live to fight another day.
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I don’t expect the guy’s life story in our 2 minute interaction but not even an empty “hi.” Or “how’s it going?”

Just Gen Z silence.
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As a former retail cashier & bagger myself, I silently judge the bagging technique of clerks at the grocery store with a discerning eye. The kid at the store just now did an excellent job, even though he didn’t speak one word to me the entire time.
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How? No idea, but sure glad she is the way she is. One of the best humans.
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Man.

Watching your senior dog struggle to walk up the staircase he spent the last 10 years sprinting up and down fucking sucks so much.
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Seeing a movie in a theatre for the first time in quite a while. One Battle After Another got me to the theater 2 blocks from my front door
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I am aware was wondering if her dad told her or kept her guessing lol