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Diane L. Major
Hope is what ambition is made of.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Becoming A Tiny Bit More
I've had a harder time learning not to wish my life away, getting past the part that's happening - to the "good" part ... ahem - but age has settled itself nicely into the role of persuader on this point.
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