Sometimes I like to walk the dogs pretty late (or early)

with the added bonus of avoiding people.

Somehow, there are always waaaaaaay more people out and about at 4:30 AM than you'd think is reasonable.

(Also, I bumped into my sister on the stairs, and if there is one thing I appreciate in life, it's getting a good accidental scare in at another person's expense. So long as nobody is injured, that is.)

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