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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair\u2026<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Times have gotten much better since 1859 when Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities. But there are still bad things happening. I argue accept that and focus on the improvements we are making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo is from the front yard of our rental house in Healdsburg, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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