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Reasons not to engage in small talk, or Don’t talk to strangers

Because “small” generally means superficial, banal, and otherwise harmless. It does not prepare you for people like the gentleman I am about to describe, who are at the very heart of the expression “over-sharing”. I was sitting inside the US … Continue reading

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Everybody’s a comedian

The other day I was standing on the line 6 platform waiting for the train home with my nose in a book. Out of the corner of my eye I see a young couple approaching on my right. The girl … Continue reading

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