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" For the better part of my adult life, I proudly avoided nerd/nimrod/goober status. I was always just cool enough. "

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" I'm not a crazy Vegas guy. I'm not a gambler. "

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" Sending a handwritten letter is becoming such an anomaly. It's disappearing. My mom is the only one who still writes me letters. And there's something visceral about opening a letter - I see her on the page. I see her in her handwriting. "

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