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70 solar orbits and none the worse for wear, yet.<\/p>\n

Along my journey, I’ve taken a few metaphorical asteroid hits — as I suspect most of us 70+ solar orbiters have — but I’m still holding together.<\/p>\n

February 28th is the closest I will get to a birth date<\/em> this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

70 solar orbits and none the worse for wear, yet. Along my journey, I’ve taken a few metaphorical asteroid hits — as I suspect most of us 70+ solar orbiters have — but I’m still holding together. 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