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Some prankster from one of my alma maters just invited me to a group called "Facebook
\nOver 30!"<\/p>\n

Um, no thanks.<\/p>\n

To my mind, the only activity apropos for an "over 30" tag is basketball. 
\nAt everything else, I’m better now than I was at 29 (unless you consider my time
\nin the mile, which is likely remains nine and a half minutes, just like always,
\neven if there is no evidence<\/i> that I’m slower than I once was). Hmph.<\/p>\n

No need to remind me that "shenanigans" is so rarely uttered by anyone under
\n30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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