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Chrysler Pacifica Design Meeting

 PAUL: Hey, guys! I'm so glad you two could come to this planning meeting. We need some ideas for how to design the entertainment system in the Chrysler Pacifica minivan. DAN: I am so excited to do this, Paul. I love making travel easier for families. PAUL: Thanks, Dan. I've got this new guy here who also has a lot of ideas. I'll let you two get to work! LUC: Hi, Dan. Let's do this! DAN: Okay, so we had a great design for the Chrysler Town and Country. There was DVD drive up front, and as soon as the CD or DVD was in the disc drive, it started playing automatically. If you wanted to skip a track, you could push a button on a screen or even use a button on the steering wheel. I'd love to keep that simple design moving forward. LUC: I don't know if that's what people want anymore, Dan. Everyone and their kid has a device, so all we need is lots of charger ports throughout the car so every kid can sit and watch. DAN: But people still have their old DVDs and CDs...

25th anniversary of "oldk"

 There's a new book that's created quite a stir called "Yesteryear." Lots of people have written reviews about it. They've written reviews about the reviews. Basically, it's about a tradwife influencer who goes back in time and discovers that it really stinks. I actually haven't read the book. But that premise alone reminds me of another story that was last modified 6/9/2001 that I found on my external hard drive tonight. It was never given a title, but the filename was called "oldk." I had to use the "k" so my stories wouldn't get confused with Leslie's. Unlike me, she was and is an excellent fiction writer. I on the other hand described my bedroom pretty well. Anyway, with a glowing recommendation like that, I'm sure you will be blown away by this amazing unfinished story. Kyra had a very regular life. She did her chores, watched TV, played computer, and had strange thoughts. Of course, the story has to be about her life b...