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Claire's Big Adventure

I recently went on a vacation and I took Claire with me. You may remember about Claire – she is what I call my inner cave girl and she is in charge of my instincts. Normally, I don’t give her much thought…she does her job and I go about my business. But this trip was an all-inclusive cruise, and I thought things might feel more “primitive.” I guessed that social interactions would be less complicated if the exchange of money was removed from the mix. I imagined a week of simple living: being isolated on a boat in-route to some equally isolated islands, and that it would be fun to get a glimpse at things from a cave girl's perspective. But I could not have been more wrong.  The ship was 17 stories tall. It had 3 floors of common dining, 3 public areas (one with two rock-climbing walls and a carousel,) 12 restaurants, 5 bars, 4 theaters, a casino, 5 pools, 6 hot tubs, a track, a gym, an ice skating rink, a few stores, and a professional photography studio. Like Claire might have...