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I've been fighting a mysterious mildew smell in my Toyota for weeks. Then I discovered a new car wash with a vacuum so powerful it completely changed my attitude about cleaning my car. Apparently, vacuums excite me now.

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A backed-up sewer line, a drunk plumber's assistant, and a man handling a filthy drain snake with his bare hands. Just another day fixing up an old house in Detroit.

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Sometimes the first no isn't the hardest one. It's the second no, after somebody explains why they really need your help. What surprised me wasn't their reaction. It was how comfortable I felt sticking with my decision.

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I had a week full of stories. My daughter's homecoming, Detroit Story Fest, new opportunities, even an interesting date. But work got busy, my routine slipped, and somehow I stopped doing the things I enjoy. I relate.

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At rehearsal for Detroit Story Fest, everyone had their organization underneath their name. Mine said “Local Storyteller.” It wasn't wrong. But after years of building Homemade, it didn't feel like the whole story.

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At some point, you realize the generation behind you isn't speaking a foreign language. They're using your language a little differently.

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Stevie Wonder released unheard music from the Songs in the Key of Life sessions, so naturally I had to play it for my daughter. That turned into Village Ghetto Land on Warren Avenue, Beyoncé in Chicago, and a conversation about our earliest memories of music.

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