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Portnoy's Complaint

"The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress." Philip Roth

Tell me about it. I have a number of projects on the go - none of which seem to be progressing especially well. Decided to completely restart one project today. The direction it had taken was just dull. Worthy - but dull. Discussing it with the client brought out a whole new set of ideas. We'll see.

If you haven't read any Philip Roth books you are missing out. The character in Portnoy's Complaint called Monkey is the girl of of my dreams that I never met. There's still time I suppose.

Portnoy's Compliant

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