And while I’m reviewing some of my weirdest chance meetings with strange types (that would be you) of personages,\u00a0 I sometimes wonder why I waste my time writing up something I work really hard on, and edit until a blunt edged hind-end knocks on my door, because not only do I sometimes say something insightful, or at least oddly entertaining, which I can be.\u00a0 And even I must admit how creative my spelling can be these days and times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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