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Seven thin(g/k)s I explored this week

Hello dear reader,

Hello hello hello from a gal who had a full-on mental spiral two days ago at the possibility of having eaten undercooked chicken. Does technology have feelings? I cursed the air fryer I had used for the chicken, because I needed an instant scapegoat for my blunder, and lo and behold, it is no longer functional as of yesterday.

In mo…