Avoidable Contact Forever

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In Which The Author Drives A "Pace Car" At The LBGP For The First, And Probably Last, Time
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In Which The Author Drives A "Pace Car" At The LBGP For The First, And Probably Last, Time

Airbags are Blown, Concrete is Molested, Rich People Spin Out, a Podcaster is Encountered

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they say no glove, no love, so

Those of you who have read and enjoyed Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire Of The Vanities will perhaps recall the concept of “The Favor Bank”. This concept, self-obvious to most adults throughout history, found its best and possibly even first literary expression in Wolfe’s broad-ranging book. It works like so: in some environments, l…

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