My dog wanting to go out for a wee.
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Cows in the field next door.
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Inconsequential things like whether my basketball team, the Portland Trail Blazers, can get it together for the play-offs.
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The next morning. It rarely turns out as bad as I think it’s going to be.
It’s my snoring that keeps Loreto awake!
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Sharper knives.
People laughing at me, which is terrible for someone who makes a living out of making people laugh.
The day I had to stop playing football five years ago. I realised I couldn’t hack it any more.
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