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The Dave Beeton Special

Jen
August 4, 2009August 4, 2009
I think the Dave Beeton Special, hereafter known as the DBS was the greatest concession Dave ever made to how things actually are in the...
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The understatesman

Jen
June 15, 2008
At the local Rapid Creek Market this morning I gave Kevin Rudd two tomatoes. I have never given tomatoes to anyone, ever before - such...
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Love ain’t easy

Jen
April 9, 2008
Swan Lake, so second hand, on TV, in Darwin,  yet even still, there are tears rolling down my face as the final act resonates. From...

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