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Jan 2014
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111 – Edwin: What Goes Around Comes Arou...

Jamie Jeffers
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That’s something I’ve heard my entire life. When I was younger and picked on at school my father would sometimes say “Don’t worry, Jamie, what goes around comes around.” The problem with that bit of advice is that it requires a sense of fairness in the world that isn’t always there… not to mention a […]

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