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True Dough

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Sun Aug 31, 2025, 04:03 AM

Sunday

Shorter days are a bummer. Maybe an hour of daylight shaved off the evenings since summer solstice. And that trend continues until Dec. 21st or so. Booooo!!!

It's worse for my wife, though. She copes with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). She uses a SAD light to help her endure dark winter days.

But, if I'm being honest, I won't miss the extreme heat.

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