Waist up

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Funny story I’ve been telling lately. Maybe exaggerating a bit.

I got up the other morning during a heat wave — 90 degrees, easy — took a shower, and headed upstairs to my home office.

There’s a window air conditioner, but I’ve never loved AC if I can avoid it. So, I put on a pair of shorts, sat down in front of the computer, and started writing.

I wrote t…