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Welcome to the Blog

We don’t know why you’re here. Honestly, we don’t even know why we’re here. But this is a blog now, so congratulations, you’re reading history in the making.

Public speaking? Yeah, I do that. Badly. But with confidence. Like a solid 6-7 performance every time. That’s basically an A if you squint.

This blog will contain:

  • Words (probably)

  • Jokes that only 2 people laugh at

  • Exclusively cold takes

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