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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

May 31

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 May 31 OP

Thank god for your CO. Otherwise Dunc might not have a new squeak toy. Biophilic May 31 #1

The sacrifices we make for our good boys! biophile May 31 #2

Our dog just heard the squeak and the ears perked. Well done. Woof. twodogsbarking May 31 #3

Dunc is Gorgeous!!! 😍 Chicagogrl1 May 31 #4

Thank you. Dunc May 31 #5

Hes gorgeous !!! Karadeniz May 31 #6

Awwww. Neat story. Give Dunc a tummy scritch for me. Diamond_Dog May 31 #7

Dunc says it's the other dogs slobbers at pup camp. Dunc May 31 #11

I am definitely current on all my vaccines Dunc Diamond_Dog May 31 #13

Bragg? COL Mustard May 31 #8

Yes 325th P.I.R. Dunc May 31 #15

Hooah! COL Mustard May 31 #16

I caught a PCS to West Germany later. Dunc May 31 #17

I really enjoyed it over there. Not at first...homesick and all... COL Mustard May 31 #19

You were 1Armor I see I was up at Ayer's Kaserne 3 A.D. Dunc May 31 #20

I was in 1AD area but in an EAC COL Mustard May 31 #22

❤️❤️❤️your beautiful dog. Had to laugh at your story. spooky3 May 31 #9

I'm 66 and have been retired for 2 1/2 years wolfie001 May 31 #10

In my mid 70s and looking back with multigraincracker May 31 #12

We push through because there is no other way. Because the biggest effort is clearing our mind to get it done. marble falls May 31 #14

And mission priority is to snatch snacks at grocery store. Dunc May 31 #23

I got it bad for AFL/NFL and Big Ten games from the 60s and 70s/ marble falls Jun 1 #25

"squeak chick for your rotten soldier" Skittles May 31 #18

He's beautiful. If my apartment allowed large dogs I'd definitely have a Golden. Ziggysmom May 31 #21

I'm fifty-seven. Aristus May 31 #24

You are such a great dad to your best boy golden floof. SheltieLover Jun 1 #26

My big Bernedoodle loves squeak toys. Americanme Jun 1 #27