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DC Spinster
About running and life in the DC area.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
A Christmas Greeting
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Happy New Year.
I wish peace on Earth.
And for our endangered Republic to be saved by true patriots like Mueller and Pelosi and their kind.
And for a long and healthy life to each of my three children.
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peter
DC area, East Coast, United States
I started running in 2000.
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