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Looking in the mirror - by Jarred Kotzin - Almost a musing

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25th birthday edition

I turned 25 today. As I do most days, I walked into the bathroom, made some funny faces in the mirror, and then took a long hard look at myself. I never look any different than I did the night before. I never feel much different either. I suppose that’s the thing about change. It usually happens far too slowly to be noticeable. But day by day, year by year, decade by decade, things most certainly change. There’s no denying that I look quite a bit different today than I did 10 years ago. I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two along the way as well. But as I walked into the bathroom…

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