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Graduation Mix Tape by
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Prompted By Graduation Advice

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Giving the graduates a mix tape of advice
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Sisters in hairstyling by
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Prompted By Hair

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Come on Susan, I'll give you a *real* haircut!
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The Jersey Shore by
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Prompted By The Beach

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As a city kid in Philadelphia there was nothing like going "down the shore."
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My First Retirement Didn’t Work Out Too well by
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Prompted By Retirement

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I tried retirement once, and it didn't hold. Maybe the second will be more successful?
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A TV Series That Got Me Through Early COVID by
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Because Offspring had it all: love, sex, babies, good food, and lots of music, it held our attention and took our minds off our isolation and anxiety.
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Small Town 4th by
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Prompted By Independence

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We are lucky to spend our summers in the historic town of Edgartown on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. We own an old home right in the old village, a few steps away from Main Street, abuzz with activity all day on the nation’s birthday.…
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The Red Lemon by
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Prompted By Car Trouble

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A summer love affair with a flimsy VW camper-bus.
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Nippon by
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Prompted By Family Trips

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In June of 2007, David graduated from Stanford and Jeffrey moved up from 8th to 9th grade; a full-fledged high schooler. We felt a family trip was an appropriate way to celebrate and asked Jeffrey where he’d like to go. “Japan”. “Where else?”, we queried, just in case that didn’t work out. “No where; just…
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Mickey Mouse’s Roller Coaster and Other Junk Peddled to Kids by
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Note: No children were warped by their exposure to this junk.
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California by
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Prompted By New Beginnings

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That year, summer vacation released us into the unknown.
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