Just a Smidge

Just a Smidge

A Cautionary Tale-whip

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Marc Schmatjen
Oct 23, 2019
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I can tell this story now, because the statute of limitations has probably expired. Approximately a thousand years ago, when I was in college, I got a temporary job working as a car valet (pronounced: “valet”) at a very fancy oceanside hotel near Pismo Beach, CA. One of the regular guys hurt his foot somehow and was unable to put in the hustle it takes…

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