by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell Summer 2022 is the year I will remember I almost cracked my skull. Here’s what happened. One day, I decided that I would wake up at …
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Sarah Sundin, @sarahsundin As I write this, I’m preparing for the moving van to come in two days. When this article posts, we will be living in our new house, Lord …
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by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart In May I bought a new mountain bike. The old one (an ancient Schwinn that wasn’t so grand to start with) finally breathed its last …