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My wife did it for the gram, I did it for the GIF
How Christina and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary
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Michael Estrin
61
September 2023
This is cool - I'm on Kurt Vonnegut Radio!
Gabe Hudson interviewed me for his podcast
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Michael Estrin
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I ❤️ barbecue chicken pizza. I said what I said.
Sometimes I crave barbecue chicken pizza. I realize this is heresy to many pizza lovers. Like its more famous heretical cousin, the Hawaiian pizza…
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Michael Estrin
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Tears of sorrow and joy at the donut shop
The donut shop’s coffee is mediocre. But the donut shop is on my way, and I’m running late, so I stop in for a cup. The man ahead of me is a regular, I…
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Michael Estrin
103
The autumn wind is an out of market pirate
The costly misadventure of watching Raiders football in Los Angeles
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Michael Estrin
53
On tyranny and birthday presents
I turned forty-six last week. Everything went great. Christina took me to one of those fancy brunch places where they check your credit score before…
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Michael Estrin
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It's my 46th birthday. I'm fine, I think.
By the time you read this, I’ll be forty-six-years-old. but as I type these words, I am forty-five. This isn’t magic. Or time travel. It’s a function of…
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Michael Estrin
92
The barista took my data. All I got was coffee and slow internet
I ask the barista if there’s a password for the internet. “No,” she says. “You just have to accept the terms of service, and boom, you’re rocking and…
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Michael Estrin
74
August 2023
I had my colonoscopy. Here's my review.
When I turned forty, I asked my doctor if it was time for a colonoscopy. I was nervous just asking the question, but that’s common. According to WebMD…
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Michael Estrin
109
The Lyft driver's guide to divorce
Apropos of whatever thoughts are going through his head as we drive the streets of North Hollywood, the Lyft driver points to a restaurant called Lotus…
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Michael Estrin
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I'm not lovin' it
A visit to the worst McDonald’s in the world
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Michael Estrin
106
Did I just meet the Persian Chuck Norris?
A true crime story, or maybe not
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Michael Estrin
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