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Beige is one of those colors that men don't really understand.

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Ha! I don't think that's unique to men? -Vanessa

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Jan 20, 2023Liked by Shift the Country

Thanks for sharing this, Vanessa! It's important for us (at least occasionally) to focus on our humanity and the power of relationships. One.at.a.time. That's how we make change. We so often think only about the large-scale stuff. Lovely chance encounters with other human beings. Yah. Bring 'em on.

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Evelyn, you are so cool. Thank you so much for this. I love your attitude. Same for me, for sure. I'm hoping we can catalyze more thinking like this. One person at a time, too, eh? Same process I suppose. Much appreciated. I'm anxious to do more.

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Jan 20, 2023Liked by Shift the Country

Love your friend’s backyard!

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It's pretty great, isn't it? What a beautiful location. -Vanessa

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I read the rest of the piece, but I have these Tourette's -style reactions to things.

I forwarded it to my friend's Dad who is from Ft. Dodge but studied engineering at Iowa State. German-American who knows my language background, so his joking response =. Iowa Über Alles!

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Thank you! And: nice. Be very well, and thanks for the comment. - Vanessa

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