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Aug 30·edited Aug 30Liked by John Reeder

Why is op attacking me and how does he have detailed logs of my life for two years

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The great thing about doing this stuff is running into people in the wild and you can just see in their eyes they're going through the same things you are.

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Aug 30Liked by John Reeder

When you’ve bought a 14 gallon gas can…

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Use terms like "product" and "metal" to describe flights and letters to describe the class

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This is great, and I was just in Des Moines a month ago for the first time in 20 years taking with my brother about how cool and if it had become with all of the coffee places, restaurants and breweries…

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This is true although one thing I appreciate about Des Moines is that it hasn't given up its Iowa-ness. I like to hit Fong's Pizza in downtown, which to be fair you could pluck from any hipster neighborhood in any city. But I also like to go to Smoky D's in Ankeny. I don't get the hamballs, but I appreciate that they haven't sanitized their menu and continue to serve a dish that raises eyebrows if you mention it to a non-Iowan.

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