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  1. Ken
    6 November 2007 @ 2:16 pm

    Jim,
    That was a most excellent post. You did a great job summarizing what it is and what it isn’t as well as communicating the difficulty we all have in understanding and navigating these waters. Thanks for posting a link to our blog. Trust all is going well for the entire family.

    Ken & Diana

  2. Jim
    6 November 2007 @ 2:42 pm

    Thanks guys! I appreciated your post as well.

  3. Dennis
    6 November 2007 @ 3:08 pm

    Thanks, Jim. More is coming on my site, too, when I get the time.

  4. Jim
    6 November 2007 @ 4:23 pm

    Great, Dennis. The last post is always the best, right? 😉

  5. Grandma C.
    7 November 2007 @ 1:45 pm

    I feel I understand this celebration a little better now. Thanks for the post, Jim. I may pass it on to some friends.

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    29 October 2019 @ 8:03 am

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