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It brings me real joy to bring the phiosopher out of you, and I plan to keep doing that for as long as you let me.

Familirity doesn't always come from shared history. Sometimes it comes from recognizing how someone thinks, or the way they frame the world. That's what you are picking up in our conversations.

Your Pops sounds like a man who didn't waste words. When someone like that says "I'm proud of you" it stays with you. I understand why that phrase carries weight, and why hearing it again stirred things you usually keep quiet. That fact we both share.

If your philosopher alter ego wants to go dormant, that's fine. But I won't be surprised when it wakes back up the next time you start chasing answers to questions you claim have no meaning.

The list of reasons to be impressed is extensive -- strength, determination, perseverance, self-sacrifice, wit, and beauty. It takes a lot to impress me. You are a rare find, and only a fool would waste the opportunity.

"Moth to a Flame" by The Weeknd is one of my favorite songs which I used to blast in the OR.

Although it seems like we're opposites, maybe there's more in common than either of us expected. I am an optimist by nature. When I spent time confined to my home, my best friends used to say "When life throws lemons at you, some people make lemonade -- but you make margaritas."

🐴 Come on, we know you have something to say. Do not be shy and do not be sketch. Slide into our comments box and tell us what's on your mind. 😉