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So here’s me, guy, thinking good thoughts, saying some prayers, and blowing on my good<\/i> dice that this turns out to be short-term and, even better, a gateway to bigger and better things, and we’re rooting for you guys and …<\/p>\n
… and, jeez, that all sounds trite. And hackneyed. And cliched. And all those other words like that.<\/p>\n
So if I think of anything better to say, I’ll say it. And if I don’t — well, just ’cause it’s trite, doesn’t mean it’s not true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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