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This is your sign to run through the sprinklers

And go blackberry picking too, while you're at it

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Alex Friedman
Aug 01, 2025
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I write to you en route to Burbank on a flight with more turbulence than I would prefer, wondering why in the year of our lord 2025 in-flight wifi isn’t free. My week included blackberry picking (later turned into homemade dairy free blackberry ice cream!!!), running through the sprinklers with my niece and nephew, ferry rides, dinosaur puzzles, and tak…

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