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From the Desk of J.P.R on

     I think that I would very much like to start a Blog. This endeavor is not for the edification of readers or the satisfaction of self, but rather as a means to document my occasional thoughts, feelings, stories, and experiences that I believe are worth remembering. Hopefully, there will be no one with a grammatically watchful eye scrutinizing these words. It is my sincere desire that strangers and close friends alike read this and that my words may serve to help them in some capacity or the very least be a written account of my life. Cheers to the stories to come, let there be an abundance of tall tales and zero proof reading. 

The Odyssey and I 


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