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A good tip if you don't have a proofreader is to read your writing out loud. I have caught a lot of things that way in my job.

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Speaking of proofreading, those square shaped geopolitical entities in the middle of the US aren't countries. Yet.

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Already fixed in the web version. Smooth.

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I know, arghhh. NEED MORE SLEEP

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Man's gotta have a code. RIP MKW. Thanks for the book recommendation I always like to find something new to read. Re: proofreading, I always get my spouse, mother or 16 year old daughter to proof read for me, they're always happy to point out my mistakes. So is the cat, but she's not a good enough reader.

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Rolling Stone seems to have opted to keep the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson's Gonzo Journalism alive, just stripped of all style and humor. Although I guess that's just a fancy of way of saying "making stuff up".

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Funny what the National Institutes of Health publishes on its official website. For example, this paper....

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383101/

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Don't worry. I deleted that newsletter so nobody will have to know.

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I haven't had this much fun reading your daily blog since I was a teenager reading PJ O'Rourke in the National Lampoon in the mid 1970's. Long may your reign!

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