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Why Don’t You? #136

March 27, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you find some weird new exercise routine so that you have a little fun while you’re miserable? I keep forgetting I have this ab roller machine that […]

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Why Don’t You? #135

March 20, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you slather yourself in coconut oil, turn on the fireplace, and sleep for fourteen hours? Everybody needs pampered once in awhile. So, save yourself some coins and […]

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Why Don’t You? #134

February 28, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you walk and walk and walk and walk until you get high off walking? Is that a thing for other people? I don’t know. I like to […]

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Why Don’t You? #133

February 20, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you write a letter to every single Grammy voter and kindly tell them they are fools? Beyoncé deserves every award she was nominated for and for several […]

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Why Don’t You? #132

February 13, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you tell me how I can get medical equipment as a tax deduction for my Multiple Sclerosis? When I walk, I feel better, but I can’t walk […]

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Why Don’t You? #131

February 6, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you buy unreasonably cheap red wine at ALDI’s and then let it breathe and be blown away by the transformation it undergoes? I’m already absurdly delighted at how […]

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Why Don’t You? #130

January 30, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you start doing an itty bitty little bit of exercise each day and see what happens? I have been slowly getting back into shape since the first of […]

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Why Don’t You? #129

January 23, 2017by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you get a little coffee machine for your bedroom and hook up all of your lamps to a timer and then have the television programmed to come […]

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Why Don’t You? #128

January 16, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend the weekend making cakes that you can eat throughout the course of the week? I have been meaning to make myself an Opera cake so […]

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Why Don’t You? #127

January 9, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you keep a little box of raisins in your cupboard? These are most certainly not for eating because there is no reason that any human being should […]

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