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Neutral
The Swiss claim to be neutral.A permanent mountainous buffer between France and Austria.They refuse to join any defense pacts.They refuse to join any economic treaties.Or allow attacks to be launched from their territory in their conflict.However, th
Ingrown
If you use a razor, you'll give yourself nicks and cuts.But if you use an electric shaver or trimmer, you'll end up causing more than a few ingrown hairs.The closer you shave, the more ingrown hairs happen.Some become inflamed and messy.Squeezing them
Tracking medicine
Everything was clipboards and paper and charts, and it was so easy to lose information.Patients would get the wrong food or medications, and it was more paperwork for us.We switched to iPads, and the errors decreased a lot.Putting barcodes on wristband
Influencers
The company built a fancy resort hotel and then gave away rooms to dozens of social media influencers."Tell the world what you honestly think," the company said.So, they did.They said it was fancy, an experience of a lifetime.The food, the rooms, the
Bumperstickers
I don't go for cause bumperstickers.There's only one on my car, which I rarely drive, and it's a clearish Debauche sticker.Right side of the rear bumper.Nobody will get the joke, and I don't care if they do.You see those cars out there, plastered with
An apple a day
In school, there was always that one kid who'd bring the teacher apples.That kid was me."Thank you," the teacher would say. And she'd eat the apple. "Delicious."I was a smart kid, and I got good grades on my own.But I'm sure the apples helped.Until o
Weekly Challenge #932 – Across
LisaLizzie RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is You'll never believeLISAHe brought us todays newspaper! Finding out that its March makes my tummy lurch. It feels odd reading and finding out that
Important day
Today is an important day.I wrote IMPORTANT on the calendar.But I don't remember why it is important.I looked through my mail and my notes, but there's nothing telling me what's so important today.I haven't gotten any phone calls or emails or other me
100 pegs
One hundred pegs along the wall of the cliffside monastery.A brown robe hanging from each.The monks had hung their robes on the pegs, filed out of the dormitory, and out the front gate.Lining up at the edge of the cliff, one by one, the naked men leapt
Sarah doesn’t have
Sarah doesn't have nightmares.She doesn't need them.She just remembers everything bad that's ever happened to her.And that's a lot of bad things. Horrible things. Terrifying things.When she wakes up, she writes down all the memories.After a cup of co