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A crowd is the only way to know if something works. Telling a friend or two doesn't matter. A crowd is what tells you what works or doesn't, so I'd rather go in front of them cold and see.
Ted Alexandro
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Ted Alexandro
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 26
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I'm just looking for a little mystery in life... like things you can't explain. Like, you go to Mexico, they tell you don't drink the water. You go to any diner here, who brings you the water? It's a mystery.
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I often think about my future wife and how lax she's been about getting in touch with me.
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It's a constant process of bouncing ideas off of one another and intuitively arriving at the right decision in the moment.
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Inherent in mourning is celebration. Mourning without celebration or some form of acceptance leaves you stuck.
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