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As I go through my life, I'm examining the various events I witness and/or am a part of, trying to find bits that are interesting stories.

For example:

The other day, while at work, I went to the bathroom, as so often happens after I've had two cups of coffee.
As I approached the urinal to do my business, another man at another urinal broke wind loudly.
I simply said "I agree," the proceeded to do my business in silence. The other man said nothing.
After conducting my business, as I was proceeding to the sink to wash my hands, a different man (not the same as the first one) had an Elmo stuffed toy with its head poking out of his pants pocket.
I said, "I'm not going to ask about the Elmo in your pocket... I'm just going to skip a sink and use this one over here."
The man laughed and said something that I later forgot because it wasn't very interesting.

Look for these moments in life. They are there. Edit them. Tell them to others. Put them in your letters. If your letters about your life are boring, that is a strong indicator that you are, sorry to say, boring.

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