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I loved this stuff. https://www.rustygraham.net/blog/fall-brings-about-pause-reflection monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd9da4cbf92a0773132afde/b61747a8-d9c1-45d5-8ff6-2c13b2dd4bd5/tempImageasSOq6.jpg Blog - Fall Brings About Pause, Reflection - Make it stand out Sunrise casts a pinkish hue on the window in the chimney. https://www.rustygraham.net/blog/you-never-know-where-a-collection-might-take-you monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd9da4cbf92a0773132afde/143e2463-fe89-4261-880a-a3664c39a755/photo01.jpg Blog - You never know where a collection might take you - Make it stand out Showing off my collection of presidential figurines sometime during the Johnson administration. https://www.rustygraham.net/blog/music-the-soundtrack-of-our-lives monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd9da4cbf92a0773132afde/c4a3ce03-b645-482a-9556-71d3e9fdb21d/1978_AMC_Matador_sedan_red_NC_detail_of_factory_AM-FM-stereo-8-track_unit.jpeg Blog - Music — The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Make it stand out Radio and eight-track tapes, preferred mediums for 70s teenagers. https://www.rustygraham.net/blog/jonesin-on-the-cumberland-plateau monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd9da4cbf92a0773132afde/7ee063a3-9f33-4299-9218-31889da62e13/unnamed.jpg Blog - Jonesin’ on the Cumberland Plateau - Make it stand out Rockin’ some style from the 70s. https://www.rustygraham.net/blog/voluntary-enlistment-binds-post-vietnam-cold-warriors monthly 0.5 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd9da4cbf92a0773132afde/275afa17-854a-4b09-9250-b6f235604876/IMG_5696.JPG Blog - Voluntary Enlistment Binds Post-Vietnam Cold Warriors - Make it stand out A few of my mates from RAF Lakenheath, U.K. From left, Joe Kordish, Dave Bean, Frank Ballante, Sam May and yours truly. 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