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Hi! I couldn't have written this five years ago and still am not ready to do so. I'm in my 74th year however and have already rounded the proverbial clubhouse turn. *
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I've never been to a horse race but I recall as a boy once hearing the Kentucky Derby announced over the radio. "And they're off and running approaching the first turn ... they've passed the second turn and are on the back stretch approaching the third turn ... now they've rounded the clubhouse turn and are neck and neck headed for the homestretch and the finish line ..."
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If I don't jump in the water now I never will. If the followingpages help you find wonder and delight - and help you take pause and smellthe roses in the profound world around you - then my dive was worthit. Thanks for diving in with me.
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