Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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With thanks to the guy who was born near Kupel’s.

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Jen Deaderick
Dec 22, 2020
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That JFK quote about doing things not because they are easy, but because they are hard has been running through my head lately. My life is full of hard things to do, but it’s largely because I have chosen to do the hard things.

There is always the option to just not do things, to shrug them off and let the chips fall as they may. Sometimes that’s even th…

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