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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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WHY DON’T YOU? #166

February 12, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you study “invisible diseases” to try and understand the suffering some people go through? You know I have Multiple Sclerosis, and I honestly feel healthier than ever, […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #165

February 5, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you stop procrastinating for once in your damn life, put on some mariachi music, and get your house back into shape? I get so stressed out when […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #164

January 29, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Mexican pharmacies are full of delightful diet pills. I can’t wait to try them this summer when I’m there for two months. I’m going to be so thin. And I’d much rather take a potentially risky pill than diet or exercise. I hate exercise with a passion. 

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WHY DON’T YOU? #163

January 22, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you run away and treat yourself to some peace and quiet? I go through these cycles every year — usually in the middle of winter and the […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #162

January 8, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you water all of your houseplants with coffee you didn’t finish? I’m not the world’s greatest horticulturist, but I have plants in almost every room of my […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #161

January 1, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you start each day with a mimosa? If I didn’t work in public education, I’d take my own advice. I had the past week off, so I […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #160

December 18, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you buy yourself a dozen alarm clocks to ensure that you will never sleep in too late? I am pretty good about getting up…usually…and make your own […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #159

December 11, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you buy a mantle piece at a junk shop and put a dozen delicious candles beneath it and pretend you have a fireplace? Of all the things […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #158

December 4, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get to the cinema and see Coco, the new masterpiece by Disney and Pixar? I saw it this weekend and was delighted by the gorgeous animation, […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #157

November 27, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you go to your favorite cemetery and randomly research one of the people interred there? I think there’s nowhere more interesting than a cemetery, they’re full of […]

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