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Wednesday, January 4, 2006 12:00 AM

The cold truth

What actually keeps us going is being able to look around and think, "If someone else can do it, maybe I can too."
By Garrison Keillor

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  • Tuesday, January 3, 2006 08:46 PM

    My middle-age mantra

    (Usually when trying to back up a boat trailer):

    "Stupider people than me can do this."

    —moishe Read moishe's other letters

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