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2d ago

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Random guy at a bus station in Denver told me to stop booking hotels and start using hostel private rooms

Prices have gone up so much that hostels aren't even that cheap anymore. I looked into one last year for a weekend trip and it was almost what a motel costs. Hard to justify the shared bathroom when the savings ain't what they used to be.

2d ago

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The week my team stopped writing like robots and started sounding human

Man, is writing an internal newsletter really that deep? I get that nobody wants to read some stiff corporate memo, but getting actual replies from employees doesn't mean you cracked some code. It probably just means people were bored that day. What kind of stuff were you putting in there before, legalese about performance metrics?

4d ago

in

Had a day where every horse was a perfect angel, which never happens

Wait are you seriously complaining about having a good day?

5d ago

in

I just realized my writing prompts were all the same kind of story

Actually, that's pretty common for a lot of great songs. Those four chords are a solid foundation, @grant_cooper. Think about "Let It Be" or "With or Without You." The magic isn't just the chords, it's what you build on top of them. Different rhythms, melodies, and lyrics can make the same four chords feel brand new. It's more about what you do with the tools than the tools themselves.

7d ago

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A guy at the supply yard in Toledo saw my weld on a 3-inch pipe and just said 'Clean work, kid'. Meant a lot coming from a guy with 30 years on the tools.

Old guys say that to everyone, keeps the new guys happy.