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About sungmokoo

I am a native of Chicagoland. I am old enough to know better. I am good with that.

Someday Your Face Will Freeze Like That

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Yes, this face is funny. Yes, it is cute. But for how long? How long? Source

Granular Sugar made a peculiar face, his right eyebrow raised higher than the other, widening his anime eyes further, lips pursed, and nose flared. The overly cartoonish expression was appropriate, for while he was reminiscing, the unthinkable occurred.

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A Bank Incident That Wasn’t A Heist

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At the risk of spreading blind bankism, all banks are financial institutions.

As good old Charlie Braun, the elderly bank guard, escorted the vagrant away, he, not the bank guard, who recently earned a certificate for 25 years of excellence on the job, nor the old man with his blue velvet bag with the golden drawstring converting coins to dollars, but the vagrant, shook off the padded trench coat and removed the long grizzled gray beard covering his face.

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Happenstance

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As a full-fledged robotist, they all look alike and are an increasing strain on our society.

I was minding my own business, as in smoking a cigarette, loitering in front of Tootie’s, my neighborhood bar with a half a beer and a shot waiting for me, little would I realize I was about to change someone’s life.

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Incident At The Speedway

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Did you know Speedway® was ranked the 4th worst company to work for in the U.S. in 2018.

Rosemary Underhill sneered. She was angry; her face was burning red. Her cap was floating inches above her head from the rising steam. It turns out her credit card was declined. “You are a little little pissant.” She over-enunciated the ‘p’ and spit.

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