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A generic apology from Sean Ferrell to whomever is hearing it read to them. To my readers: please use this whenever/wherever necessary. Much appreciated. Dear (say their name(s)),    I'm so sorry I couldn't be at your (say event (e.g. ground-breaking, parole hearing, anniversary party)). I may be missed, but not as much as I'll miss seeing you (add "both" if applicable). If there is one thing I know, it's that only what I'm doing right now could keep me from being with you. Sometimes timing is everything, and if it weren't for what I'm doing right now coinciding with your (say event, see above) you know I'd be there. I promise to make eve

The Philosophers' Problems The day the thinking factory imploded everyone for miles knew there was a problem. The sound of the walls crumbling in upon themselves was heard for miles, or perhaps it wasn't. Who's to say except those who heard, and they may not be talking. Nevertheless, the destruction of the factory brought ruin to the town which had previously only conceived of ruin as the opposite of un-ruin. Now they knew different. The philosophers, now without a place to work, wandered the streets. Their beards held bits of debris: pencils, unfinished logic puzzles, errant thoughts. A sapling tree lay on the ground near the site where th