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I’m sporting this new lipstick it won’t fade, smudge or smear I’ll be lucky if it wears off this year. I’ve got this new eyeliner that’s like a luxurious, glittering, penciled tattoo Leong asked, “How do you get it off you?” I unpacked these chemical wonders to see if they’ve lost their luster by being neglected since last summer. When you study too much, you feel pent-up, so my compadres and I chose to get dolled-up, rolling-up to dinner, like beauty queens on parade, and not just sophomore scrubs trying to make the grade. . . Webster: compadre: a close friend or buddy

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Date: 12/18/2022 3:43:00 PM
You and your compadres are pretty amazing young people, Anais. And just so you know, life is a continuation of learning new things, at times I still feel like a scrub trying to make the grade. Merry Christmas my friend !!!
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Date: 12/18/2022 10:47:00 AM
Hi Anais, Don't know if you read the blogs but our good friend Rico passed away a few days ago. Tom
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Date: 12/18/2022 11:14:00 AM
Yes, thank you, I was heartbroken when I heard. Rico was a kind and encouraging reader - and he was about half my regular audience =/

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