As a kid I saved up six hours of babysitting money every week to pay for one hour of horseback riding at a local stable. The hardest part of writing is believing you’ve been clear, logical and charming, only to have a copy editor show you how wrong you are. Don’t get me started on current events. Not many people know that while I seem very easyg


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