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Gone flag-wavin'

By Kyle Wingfield
July 1, 2016

I'm taking a bit of an extended July Fourth holiday, vacating these cyber-premises today and returning on Tuesday the Fifth. I hope y'all have a restful and reflective Independence Day.

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