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The ladder is not really a ladder

Lon L. Swartzentruber
by Lon L. Swartzentruber
on July 07, 2025

Last week I bumped into a former workout buddy at the gym. I hadn’t seen him in a while and took the opportunity to catch up. He recently sold his home in East Grand Rapids (Michigan) and moved to ...

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