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| - At the tail end of this frantic Monday (burst water tank, cracked stack, malfunctioning a.c. unit - how many more water claims will happen after today's rain?), I took Waldo dog out for his after-work bio break, and while I zipped my jacket and hoped the threatening skies held off a while before releasing buckets of rain, I made a knee-jerk decision: I would put the pooch into the car and go get some supper before heading back up to the office to tie up loose ends (and whatever additional loose screws presented themselves once I returned).
My go-to place is always busy during rush hour, so I headed over to Zoup! to pick up a salad and get myself back to work. Only a few folks were dining there, and no one was in line. I was greeted with a friendly, "Have you been here before?" (Yes, thank you) and "Would you like a sample?" (Mmm, OK.) I took a taste of the corn and crab chowder (I make a mean corn chowder, if I do say so myself), and oh, I forgot about the salad thing. Bowl of soup and a cute loaf of bread, and ah!, just the thing to see me through the evening and this grey, damp weather. And the stress began to melt away . . .
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