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Feta cheese

Guacamole

The crab fried rice from Nicky’s Thai on Western Avenue in Pittsburgh

A car with a shitload of unnecessary and obnoxious horsepower

Simply Lemonade with Raspberry

A daughter

An editor

A literary agent

An accountant

Levi’s 522 jeans (which have sadly been discontinued)

Suitsupply

Chorizo tacos

The brussels sprouts and bacon and grits hash from the Square Cafe in Regent Square

Veep

Reductress

My beard

The beat switch in “DNA”

Straight From The Root

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