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Home is a little bit like leaving food outside the fridge. It seems fine at first–the dangers are all theoretical–microbial–even hypochondriatic. But so much potential for sickness lurks under the surface and eventually, those things make their way into you. I’m taking an extended trip to NY and am staying with 3 different friends in…

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New York 01

Originally published Aug 24, 2016 Today is Easter I use the stairs at my hotel because between only two elevators in the building, you have to plan 30 minutes of waiting to get down eight flights. The steps were littered with jelly beans and a few other Easter candies (also, bizarrely, Advil). I thought maybe…

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