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multigraincracker

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12. In my mid 70s and looking back with

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Sun May 31, 2026, 10:01 AM

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mixed memories. Planned and worked for this time. Now retired for 24 years. ADHD, so I’m as, if not more busy than my work years.
Mixed memories of my youth. Totally mixed. Loved fishing and time in the outdoors. Terrible time in school and never understood why until i got that diagnosis when i was 40. Lived with a family of academics. Not me until i turned 40 and learned to sit in the front and then outdoing all of them.
Was always on first name basis with the principal. Daly trips to his office. Myself and other found my comments funny, never the teacher.
I was a hunter gatherer and the rest of the family were farmers.

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Life at age sixty and memories from my youth this morning. [View all] Dunc Sunday OP

Thank god for your CO. Otherwise Dunc might not have a new squeak toy. Biophilic Sunday #1

The sacrifices we make for our good boys! biophile Sunday #2

Our dog just heard the squeak and the ears perked. Well done. Woof. twodogsbarking Sunday #3

Dunc is Gorgeous!!! 😍 Chicagogrl1 Sunday #4

Thank you. Dunc Sunday #5

Hes gorgeous !!! Karadeniz Sunday #6

Awwww. Neat story. Give Dunc a tummy scritch for me. Diamond_Dog Sunday #7

Dunc says it's the other dogs slobbers at pup camp. Dunc Sunday #11

I am definitely current on all my vaccines Dunc Diamond_Dog Sunday #13

Bragg? COL Mustard Sunday #8

Yes 325th P.I.R. Dunc Sunday #15

Hooah! COL Mustard Sunday #16

I caught a PCS to West Germany later. Dunc Sunday #17

I really enjoyed it over there. Not at first...homesick and all... COL Mustard Sunday #19

You were 1Armor I see I was up at Ayer's Kaserne 3 A.D. Dunc Sunday #20

I was in 1AD area but in an EAC COL Mustard Sunday #22

❤️❤️❤️your beautiful dog. Had to laugh at your story. spooky3 Sunday #9

I'm 66 and have been retired for 2 1/2 years wolfie001 Sunday #10

In my mid 70s and looking back with multigraincracker Sunday #12

We push through because there is no other way. Because the biggest effort is clearing our mind to get it done. marble falls Sunday #14

And mission priority is to snatch snacks at grocery store. Dunc Sunday #23

I got it bad for AFL/NFL and Big Ten games from the 60s and 70s/ marble falls Monday #25

"squeak chick for your rotten soldier" Skittles Sunday #18

He's beautiful. If my apartment allowed large dogs I'd definitely have a Golden. Ziggysmom Sunday #21

I'm fifty-seven. Aristus Sunday #24

You are such a great dad to your best boy golden floof. SheltieLover Monday #26

My big Bernedoodle loves squeak toys. Americanme Monday #27