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spanone

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18. thank you...
Thu Jan 7, 2016, 05:04 PM
Jan 2016

what did dylan sing? 'my name it is nothing, my age it means less' but hell, he's doing commercials for IBM...so, go figure.

i'm 64 so we probably rode some of the same waves over the years...some ride, eh?

with a nod to mr. carter, in many ways it appears the empire is crumbling. i held the same optimism he did with the election President Obama.

but i sense no team effort for the good these day. the good has been bought and sold for a profit or loss, depending on need.

i fight cynicism everyday. this election cycle has made it very difficult. i maintain hope ...

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