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Good morning. Buy a green houseplant. It will help. TIme for the ceremonial coffee.
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https://photosaday.visualnewt.com/
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","summary":"","url":"https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren/117078038776738116","date_published":"2026-08-11T17:24:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Archimage","url":"https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F285%2F806%2F305%2F135%2F418%2Foriginal%2Fa0b13b3728fd12ce.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"SergKoren@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 17:24","date_timestamp":1786469097,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95586207","content_html":"Happy Presidential Joke Day
Yes, it’s a thing.
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“War is wonderful. Darth Vader is cool.”
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“Still dead.”
“Good to hear.”
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No, I don’t want one.
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I may have ti work on that idea.
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From the loudest person in the place.
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Why do people insist on sitting next to me in an empty restaurant or bar?
I have theories.
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No, I haven’t tried these.
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I don’t do images (apart from cover), but that shouldn’t be difficult to add.
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","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/SergKoren/statuses/116902113333563783","date_published":"2026-07-11T15:44:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Archimage","url":"https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F285%2F806%2F305%2F135%2F418%2Foriginal%2Fa0b13b3728fd12ce.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"SergKoren@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-11 15:44","date_timestamp":1783784688,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93783176","content_html":"@dimsumthinking @RonJeffries Stress is when your dreams/expectaions don’t map to your reality. I you don’t write/do what you want you WILL be stressed.
","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/SergKoren/statuses/116896859325692828","date_published":"2026-07-10T17:28:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Archimage","url":"https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F285%2F806%2F305%2F135%2F418%2Foriginal%2Fa0b13b3728fd12ce.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"SergKoren@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-10 17:28","date_timestamp":1783704518,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93783071","content_html":"@dimsumthinking @RonJeffries Take it from me. Write what you want when you want. Do it for yourself. If you worry about money that never shows up, you’ll never get any. Being a successful writer isn’t about how much you make or sell. ;) Do it. I’ve told you this before ;)
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","url":"https://writing.exchange/users/SergKoren/statuses/116817504908457305","date_published":"2026-06-26T17:07:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Archimage","url":"https://writing.exchange/@SergKoren","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fwriting%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F285%2F806%2F305%2F135%2F418%2Foriginal%2Fa0b13b3728fd12ce.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"SergKoren@writing.exchange"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-26 17:07","date_timestamp":1782493666,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92877593","content_html":"@newtontalk good one.
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