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Thanks for the laughs, Mark. Your conversation above with C.L. is priceless, too. 🤣

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Thanks, Justin. 🤓

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Thanks for the heads up on what not to do if the first scenario ever happens to me. If it does, I'll just go hug my hubby. XD

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Perfect! 🤣 It is surprising, how often that happens. 😉

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I smiled the whole way through reading this. All wonderful.

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Thank you, David. That makes me smile. 🤓

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I’m totally stuck on the challenge of cleaning up the kitchen from story problem #1!

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What a nightmare that would be! 😬

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Nov 13, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

Rice as a phone saver can be misunderstood. Someone (who will go unnamed because I get in trouble when I talk about family members) tried the rice trick with a wet phone. It didn’t work, so she asked the family tech guy (me) for help.

ME: The rice trick takes some prep—

HER: Does it need to be fresh? We used some leftovers from ordering Chinese. I think maybe it had been in the fridge a week? Maybe?

ME: <pause> 😐

ME: Yes. It needs to be fresh. Yes.

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🤣🤣🤣 "Pork Fried Rice will not work!" That trick is a little outdated, since most phones are water resistant now.

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Nov 13, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

I never checked if it was plain rice or fried — there didn’t seem to be a point.

And I suspect that her phone was waterproof, since she announced some time later that it was working fine, it just needed to charge. 🤦‍♂️

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🤣 Relatives.

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I think I might need to spend some weekend time with you.

No rice, oil, or peanut butter.

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That would be great, C.L. Too bad I will be out of town that weekend. 😉🤣

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Well, if you come to Davidson, I'll be here...

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I'll bring cookies and syrup. And rice. And potato chip. And...

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Nov 13, 2023·edited Nov 13, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

Great! Change of plans - I'll be out of town that weekend!

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🤣 I don't blame you.

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