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"plaintext": "Yeah, I didn't get my notes out last week. I suppose phrasing it that way makes it sound like I wrote anything at all--I didn't. It was for a good reason though: Nothing really happened, and I was traveling at the time!"
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"plaintext": "It was my birthday on the 13th, and TWICE happened to be relatively in town and having a concert on the day! So, Morgan and I made it a bit of a getaway, walked all over downtown Seattle, ate some delicious food, and overall had a great time."
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"plaintext": "To top it all off? Right about the time I recovered my hearing, both Morgan and I succumbed to seasonal illness. We had some great highs last week, but now it's been Sunday in our house for like 4 days now and we're collectively over it."
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"plaintext": "If you were to ask me at the start up the month which of my many computers I would dual-boot with Linux, my MacBook would not have entered my mind. It has been many, many years since I last did the Linux-plus-some-other-OS dance, and I generally like macOS enough to not mess with it."
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"plaintext": "Alright, I think this will do for the last couple week's notes. Stay healthy out there, and I hope you have a great week!"
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