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… from the Alcatraz weekend.
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My Sister, Diane
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Another Reason To Live In California
Debi and I headed over to Frye’s to pick up a new computer to replace her aging laptop. As we got out of the car to walk into the store, we stopped for a moment to contemplate the Silicon Valley sunset.
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