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Clearing Out The Junk

[29 Jul 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Sleep Distribution

[25 Jul 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Ice Cream For Lunch

[24 Jul 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Banach–tarski

[18 Jul 2019 - fun - Certus]

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The Rain Is Coming

[30 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Extra Ingredients

[30 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Celebration Could Be Worse

[29 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Everyone Is Annoying

[28 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Watching The Progress Bar

[27 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Real And Present Nerves

[26 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Sleep Amount Reference Chart

[25 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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One Of The Many Problems With Motivation

[24 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Nothing Like A Little Disappointment To Start The Day

[13 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

$I don’t read enough books anyway.$
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Time To Decompress

[01 Jun 2019 - fun - Certus]

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All Problems Can Be Solved By Hash Functions

[30 May 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Fancy Soap Store

[29 May 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Driver’s Ed Flashbacks

[28 May 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Things I Do Too Often: Unnecessarily Hedge Statements

[26 May 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Things I Am Reminded Of Every Time I Take A Scantron | Entry #3373

[25 May 2019 - fun - Certus]

I automatically pay more attention to the prime numbered questions, so I’ve started using them to check to make sure I’m answering the right question on the answer sheet.
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Social Media Enjoyment Vs Understandability

[24 May 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Should Have Used Airbnb

[30 Mar 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Things I Am Reminded Of Every Time I Take A Scantron | Entry #11920

[17 Mar 2019 - rant - Certus]

There are still instructions on the back of the answer sheet because there is a subset of people in the world who haven’t been subjected to the horrors of adolescent-standardized-testing (AST). I’ve been subjected to AST since 2007. The WKCE test was given to me in third grade. It wasn’t a big deal at the time, but as my classmates and I advanced into middle-school, standardized tests became more important. I remember taking a test that would determine how you were required to spend your time during a free-period. If you did well on all subjects, you were allowed to have what was essentially a recess. If you did poorly, you were required to go to an extra class that was set up for you the rest of the kids that did poorly in that subject. You would continue to not have an extra recess like your (implied to be smarter) peers until you could take the test again and do better. If you did poorly on more than one test, socially speaking, it was all over; you had to individually test out of each of the subjects that you did poorly in and if you passed subject one the first time and failed it the second time, you had to take that class again. The kids that did not require extra classes knew who was included in their group. Children make enough arbitrary and hierarchical social groups without an artificial restriction on who “the smart kids” can interact with during this part of the day. This is bullying fodder.
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Why Certus Is Cranky

[25 Feb 2019 - fun - Certus]

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Things I Am Reminded Of Every Time I Take A Scantron | Entry #251825:

[21 Feb 2019 - fun - Certus]

The order of the letters in the alphabet has to be one of the most commonly used ordering systems that is also completely arbitrary.
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The Tale Of The Giant Peljmeni Ball

[07 Feb 2019 - fun - Certus]

I so wish I had the foresight to take a picture of the giant peljmeni ball before breaking it up into much smaller peljmeni dumplings. It was glorious; roughly the size and shape of an American football and the weight of a large house cat.
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Certus’ Shoes

[06 Feb 2019 - papercut - Certus]

According to my Apple Watch, I walk an average of 3.5 miles every day. This is typically done in cheap shoes with very little bounce or cushion. Because of this, I have developed big calluses on the balls and heels of my feet. Now that it’s winter, I’ve started wearing a pair of boots that I recently bought on my walks. My boots have rubber soles which have much more give than I’m used to. It causes my calluses to rub on the insoles. This isn’t too bad over short distances, but after 3.5 miles, my feet feel like they’re on fire. I’m hoping that I will break the boots in more and/or develop different calluses to make my walking experience more enjoyable.
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A Review Of Civet Coffee

[01 Jan 2019 - review - Certus]

Recently, a friend of mine was gracious enough to share a few cups of Kopi Luwak that they received as a gift.
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Tic Tac Toe Blindfolded Strategy

[20 Dec 2018 - fun - Certus]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-win-tic-tac-toe-blindfolded/
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Cynacism About Store Rewards Programs

[04 Sep 2018 - rant - Certus]

Before we get too into this, allow me to be clear about one thing: stores do not have reward programs for the consumer’s benefit. They would not give you discounted or free stuff if they weren’t trying to extract your money in some other way.
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