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  • I miss simpler times

    Back when I was growing up, books were one of my biggest sources of entertainment. I loved to read. Not especially fiction books, but I wanted to read about historical events, peoples opinions, ideas, etc. I love the idea of reading. I own hundreds of books. I once worked at a niche bookstore. I am

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  • The Duality of Time As We Age

    Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? When you are young you often don’t spend near as much time thinking about the future as you should. Deadlines are a long ways off; pushed back into the recesses of our minds as we enjoy the here and now. The problem

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  • How have your political views changed over time? I grew up in a conservative Christian home. Middle class, when that was a thing that could be attained. I went to a private Christian school. My childhood, while filled with immense love and support, had clear marked boundaries of morality and Christianity. In my household they

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  • What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? I am not the same person I was growing up. Coming from an upper middle class, conservative, white, Christian, home, I was raised to believe certain things. Some things stuck, many did not. I have grown to understand that the Jesus I was raised

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  • What brands do you associate with? I used to think brands were really important. I grew up in a private school where your clothes were scrutinized just as much as the amount of money you had. I was never a popular kid, but I thought just maybe if I bought the brands they thought were

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  • This seems like a simple answer, the answer is of course it would be awful. I can’t imagine life without music. I spend a majority of my time listening to music in some way; whether it’s blasting out of my car speakers, my headphones, or currently, the ambient notes filling the room from the LofiGirl

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