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How a chat about sardines took me off autopilot
Costco is a great place to people-watch and slow down a bit
Image by Lola Rudolphi from Pixabay
Every time I go to Costco I feel like an ant.
Thousands of us descend upon our local big-box store every day, find parking spots, grab shopping carts in orderly fashion. Forage for food, inspect labels, fill carts. As if with a collective consciousness, we pick up on cues, movements, stay in . . .
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