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The purpose of this Blog Post is to prove that our Servant Leadership Team (composed of Corey, Angela, Kathleen, Kristen and Nicole) is good. This will first be done in explanatory, paragraph format, and secondly in the form of a syllogism*.*Syllogism: [sil-uh-jiz-uh m]–noun1. Logic . an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term

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By: Kathleen CorriganGOOD NEWS for all you avid Camp Gray blooggers-we FINALLY have another blog post! We apologize for our slack, but some of us got so caught up in the Holidays that we forgot our blogging responsibilities. But, fear not! We're back to provide you with all the "going-ons" of good ol' Camp Gray! :) Well, it's winter here at Camp and a beautiful one at that! Just before

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By: Angela LademanI woke up this morning, looked out my window and realized: IT'S NOVEMBER! Now that a few months have gone by since the start of our year round program, I wanna rewind to our first group of the year, our family camp. For a question was posed to me that, at the time, I wasn't quite sure how to answer, and since then, I have continued to

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By: Corey SielaffThink back, if you will, to the date September 27th, 2010. This was the day this blog was supposed to be posted. My sincere apologies for this late reflection, however it is simply a reflection of the crazy busy schedule we have been keeping around these parts. Our year-round retreat program is now in full swing. We have welcomed in several ESP retreat groups, a handful of

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It is just about one year since I was hired on as a regular poster here on Misplaced and Found. (Poster, as in one who posts, specifically in this case every other week which some might call bi-weekly, bi-monthly, semi-weekly, etc...) If you don't know what I'm talking about, you better read this for some background information: Click Here.For all you loyal readers, it probably seems to you as

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Editor's Note: Would you like to receive weekly email devotions about the upcoming Sunday Gospel written by our fine volunteers and staff? Shoot an email to paul@campgray.com with, "ADD ME TO THE DEVO LIST (please)!" in the subject line, and we'll add you to the list so that you'll start receiving excellent, thought-provoking devotions like the one below, written by Kathleen!Gospel for Sunday,

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By: Nicole HeitOur retreat season has started! We started off our week with a day of team building and fun as St. Henry's in Watertown came to Camp Gray. We continue the week with a two day team building retreat with students from Sacred Hearts in Sun Prairie. Both groups were amazing to have around and we can feel that fall is here. We also welcomed our first confirmation retreat on Sunday

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By: Angela LademanI know it's not New Years, but sometimes I think that January is a very bad time to begin with new commitments and practices when you've been in the race for a good four months already. Fall would be a much better time. Everything seems to transition in the fall and begin a new rhythm. Schools go back into session. Summer fun comes to an end. The world starts to pick up again,

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By: Chris AderholdFall is upon us! We absolutely cannot believe how fast summer flew by, but as Jeff (and Kermit the Frog) always says, "Time's fun when your having flies."But, as much as we love summer around these parts, the cooler weather, beautiful colors, and college football that comes with the fall puts a smile on all of our faces. Plus, it means that our year-round retreat season gets

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By: Chris AderholdThough the weather conditions for our annual Camp Gray Spring Work Day were a bit rainier and chillier than years past, the roll out of volunteers was no less impressive!Leaves were raked, windows were washed, cabins were deep cleaned, and a band of rake strumming ladies was formed: Yes, all in all, it was a wonderful day! Thanks to everyone who came out in support of Camp

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CRAZY MONTH!Whew, has it been a busy month here at Camp Gray. It was all really fun and exciting, but I'm happy to be able to slow down and catch my breath. Here's a summary of everything that's happened:Over New Years we had a celebration and reunion with the staff from this past summer. It was great to have everyone here, playing snow football and basketball, staying up a little too late and

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Question: What does Frosty the Snowman say when he comes to life?Answer: Happy Birthday!A friend of mine, actually my brother (some of you might know him as Bro-T) asked me this question when I was home for Christmas. I was convinced that Frosty actually said, "Happy New Year!" He doesn't, but Happy New Year to all of you anyway!Our New Year's celebrations were fantastic, with much of the '09

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Welcome to Post Blizzard Wednesday. Though I usually post on Mondays (every other Monday, of course) the impending snow had me scurrying around coaching basketball and doing homework for grad school. Besides, I knew you would want to hold out for some video footage of the winter wonderland. As you can see, it's kind of hard to ski in 15 inches of snow...but it sure is beautiful out there!

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By: Jeff HoebenCamp Co-DirectorIn the Madison area each year they participate in the nation wide vigil called 40 Days for Life Our shift was from 6am to 10am on Monday morning. Chris and I left the house at ten 'till five. It is eery pulling up to Planned Parenthood in the dark. Just looking at the building and knowing of what goes on inside is troubling and so very sad. As we stood outside

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By: Mo-T Theresa WilksQuack...Quack...Quack...That may sound like a flock of geese flying overhead in a perfect V formation, heading south for the winter. But it is not. In fact, I do believe that all the geese have decided to stick around for this nice weather. I mean, would you really walk all the way to Florida when there is sunny, 60 degree weather here? It's basically the same

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By Mo-Theresa WilksWeather Update:Cold and rainy.For those of you who live near Camp Gray, you may not be all that surprised at this weather report, for two reasons.1) You are currently experiencing the same weather2) It has been like this for about a monthGranted, we have had a few nice, sunny, moderately warm days. But it seems as if most of this month has been cold and rainy. Rain isn’t so bad

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By Mo Theresa WilksOctober 12, 2009, a day that will live in infamy. Well, maybe not, but it is my half birthday! I will be celebrating another 6 months of life by doing what I do most Mondays…working in the Camp Gray office.My job here as weekend retreat coordinator is pretty cool. I work with the volunteers in planning and running all the, you guessed it, weekend retreats. This happens to be

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By: Skip CarlsonCamp Gray Sports WriterIn what turned out to be a perfectly marvelous afternoon, dozens of Camp Gray staff alumni past and present recently gathered at the Fr. Cassidy Athletic Field at Camp Gray for the Inaugural Camp Gray Alumni Softball Game.After players warmed up, and caught up (late 90's staff members Brian Spader and Shaun Crumb made the trek back to this humble camp -

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Doug - All-Pro Counselor. Scratch golfer. Aspiring closer for the Chicago Cubs. Well howdy Doug! What have you been up to since summer? I’ve been living it up out in corn country, at THE Iowa State University. I just started my junior year there studying Journalism and Religious Studies. Also, I’m a CA (community advisor; same thing as an RA) on campus. Between that and homework, I’ve been

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By: Mo-TheresaWeekend Retreat CoordinatorToday seems to be the first real Autumn day here at camp. Some might even call it a blustery day. Feel free to count me among the “some”. It’s a touch chilly, and very windy. Leaves are blowing, layers are being worn, and hot chocolate is being warmed. Mmmm…Soon we will have fires going in the fireplace, I will be skiing everywhere…and oh, sorry, I think I

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EDITORS NOTE:Every week during the school year at Camp Gray, a staff member or volunteer writes a devotion for the upcoming Sunday Gospel reading. Sara, our Program Manager, then emails this devotion to a list of campers, staffers, and retreatants that numbers nearly a thousand. Sean, a long time volunteer at camp, has written this weeks devotion, and we're excited to share it on "Misplaced &

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By: Emily McHughOutdoor Ministry Team MemberHere at Camp Gray, we just finished our first retreat of the season! Northwest Catholic school of Milwaukee blessed us with the presence of their fifth and seventh graders last Wednesday through Friday.As I write this from a near empty camp, it is difficult to believe that just a couple days ago over eighty students filled the basketball courts, the

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorBecause of our unfortunate mid-summer battle with Swine Flu, and subsequent 10-day closing, we were excited to offer the first ever summer camp session 10 to give campers that had their session cancelled, an opportunity to experience all the faith, friends, and fun we offer here at Camp Gray. Many of our summer staff were unable to stick around for session 10

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorIn an effort to welcome our summer and year-round camp families and staff back to Camp Gray, and to give others in the community an opportunity to see camp and to experience the energy and fun of this holy ground, we're excited to invite you to the 2nd Annual Camp Gray Community Picnic on Saturday, September 19th!Come on out to meet our full time staff and

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorGreetings friends! After an exceptional summer at Camp Gray, it's always sad to say goodbye to our wonderful staff and to our last group of campers. Alas, that time has come and gone, and we're already getting our hands dirty with preparations for Camp Gray Summer Camp 2010! That being said, we'd like to sincerely thank everyone who joined us on this holy

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorAfter Joey's bobber disappeared into the depths of Lake Jake, his heart began to race in the hopes that he had caught Walter (Camp Gray's resident, mythically large fish). Imagine his surprise when after reeling for several minutes, he instead found a sizable turtle on the end of his line! (Don't fret, no turtle was harmed during this program area, nor during

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorWith yet another solid crew of Leader's in Training finishing their three week tour at Camp Gray, we can confidently say the future of Camp is bright! Thanks to Emmy, Emily, Brittany, Claire, Paul, Megan, Sara, Taylor & LIT Coordinator Lindsay Becher, for an incredible three weeks!

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorThat's right folks! In case you haven't heard the exciting news, we will be offering an additional session of summer camp August 16th-19th! Session 10 will be a shorter, smaller session, but packed full of all the same faith-filled fun you've come to expect from a stay at Camp Gray. Session 10 will be open to settlers (campers in 2nd-5th grade), and

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant Director Our campers really look up to our staff(in more ways than one!)!Thanks Session 7 campers for a spectacular week!

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By: Chris Aderhold Assistant DirectorYou just can't have summer camp without horseback riding!These campers enjoyed a mid-morning riding lesson while dreaming of some day being campers in our Ranch Program!Thanks campers for a phenomenal session 6!

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorDuring a morning team building challenge, the Pathfinders successfully (and safely) completed the spiderweb! Thanks campers for a great week 5!

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorBack by popular demand, the Camp Gray Summer Camp Picture of the Week!Before we get to the winning picture though, it should be noted that after being closed for nearly two weeks (click here), our phenomenal staff at Camp Gray had no trouble getting things rolling again at full throttle for session 4! Thanks to all the incredible campers that made this week so

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorLast week, as nearly a dozen Camp Gray staff members were down for the count with flu-like symptoms, we received word that a staff member who had been ill the week before, tested positive for the H1N1 virus (otherwise known as swine flu).  For both the safety of our campers, and for the need to give our staff time to recover, the difficult decision to cancel

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorGreetings friends! It's been much too long since we at Camp Gray have posted anything on our blog, "Misplaced and Found"! First off, I apologize for the lack of posts, and although I strongly dislike making excuses, here's one: SUMMER CAMP IS HERE!!! With the overwhelming ammount of time devoted to preparations the last couple weeks, we just haven't had the

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By: Sara KnutsonProgram DirectorIt's the end of an era... yesterday marked the final day of the year-round program for 2008-2009. Here's what I have to say about that (according to the team, this is what I have to say about everything ;) ): SWEET!Not about the year ending, of course, but about a job very well done. This year's retreat team (assisted by a number of fantastic shorter-term

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorThe Baraboo Knights of Columbus Council 746 has a long history of contribution to Camp Gray. In fact, Council 746 was integral in the humble beginnings of Camp Gray, and without their generous gifts of time and talent, Camp Gray wouldn't be the camp that it is today. Several of our cabins (St. Clare, St. William, St. Patrick), and the clearing of the Cassidy

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By: Jenna KellerAdministrative CoordinatorHaven't read Part 1? Click hereWelcome back to this mini-series. First off, I’d like to apologize for not posting this sequel sooner. Here’s a brief recap on the events of March 1, 2009 leading up to this post. I was planning on writing about the crazy weather we had going on that day, since Mother Nature dumped about eight inches of snow on us the

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By: Camp GrayThis weeks Camp Gray Staff Spotlight is Nicky Kaehler!Nicky will be joining us out at Camp Gray once again this summer (her fifth!), and will be teaming up with Lindsay Becher as a Co-Leader in Training Coordinator.Nicky has spent the last year as a first-year teacher at St. Aloysius school in Sauk City, WI teaching second grade, and loves kids so much, she couldn't imagine summer

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorThe timing of the overwhelmingly successful Inaugural Camp Gray Bassmaster Tournament two weekends ago was perfect, as last Friday we had a special early morning delivery. Greg, from the Gollon Bait and Fish Farm, visited us at camp to restock Lake Jake with 310 beautiful bluegills. A thriving bluegill community means more fish will be caught this summer, which

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By: Sara KnutsonProgram DirectorThe 3rd annual Happy Camper Fun Run/Walk was a great time once again! We had a great time seeing both familiar and new faces, and hope to see you back again! A special shout-out goes to the eight participants who have now completed all three Happy Camper runs (an impressive number considering we only had 27 participants the first year!).With the rain letting up

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By: Camp GrayThanks for tuning in to "Misplaced & Found"!Our latest Camp Gray Staff Spotlight is Luke Meinholz! Luke was a camper at Camp Gray for many summers before joining staff last summer as our Operations Assistant. This summer, Luke will be back on staff as a counsleor for settlers and trailblazers! We're certainly excited to have Luke back this summer, and we're excited to hear how life

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant Director Editor's Note: Because of an overpopulation of bass in Lake Jake - an overpopulation of bass equates to an under-population of sunfish, bluegill, and perch - Camp Gray's Operations Specialist, Tom Thill, challenged the Camp Gray community with the best solution possible: a bass fishing tournament (which, with any luck, would be followed by a delicious fish fry

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Here are a few more pictures from Camp Gray Work Day. Thanks again to everyone who helped make it a successful day. We hope to see you all next year!

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorHello friends!Welcome to the new Camp Gray Blog - still affectionately known as "Misplaced & Found"! We hope you'll enjoy the changes we've made to the blog, and we invite you to peruse the new features. With the addition of the slideshow and the Camp Gray video bar, we're hopeful a visit to "Misplaced & Found" will make it feel like you never left Camp

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By: Chris AderholdAssistant DirectorThis past Saturday, in an effort to spruce up the grounds at Camp Gray, we held our annual spring work day. The spring work day has been a tradition at Camp Gray for many years, and we're always humbled by the amazing turnout - even during inclement weather.Heavy rain didn't deter us, as the crew of 60+ started the day deep cleaning our summer camp cabins, the

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By: Pat AnderaCo-Head CookI am new to blogging. I have been trying to figure out what to write about. Thankfully, I saw something this morning that gave me an idea. I was watching a morning sports talk show when the 2 hosts got into a discussion about the Titanic. One of the hosts claimed he had no idea that the Titanic was an actual ship and thought it was just a movie. It got me thinking about

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By: Sara KnutsonProgram DirectorThe weather is warming up here at Camp, and that means an exciting return to our outdoor ropes course! We ushered in the new season with a fantastic group of students from St. Ambrose Academy in Madison. They teamed up on our hgh-flying Nitro Crossing element (translation: getting all students from one platform to another using only a suspended rope) and had total

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By: Sara KnutsonProgram DirectorYou may have noticed by now that we’re all about the weather here at Camp Gray — it’s hard not to be when you’re constantly outside. The signs of spring are unmistakable, both in the warm air and in our retreat schedule. Our first environmental retreat of the spring is next week!To prepare, the retreat team and I reviewed much of our environmental knowledge last

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By: Sara KnutsonYesterday was a crazy mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and (finally) snow! I snapped some photos of camp — it was especially gorgeous this morning, before any plowing or tracking in had been done.It's probably not time to start filling the pool quite yet... In just three months, we’ll be having campfires again! But for now, the snow-draped cross is beautiful as is.Have a great

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By: Jenna KellerAdministrative CoordinatorThis is the story of newbie blog poster and how she came to a topic-of-choice decision. It runs through the timeline of many action packed moments during Jenna’s day leading up to her big decision. 8:45 Today I woke up knowing I needed to actually write my first blog entry and panic ramped up my adrenaline being as I had no clue what I would write about.

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By: Camp GrayIn our second installment of the Camp Gray Staff Spotlight, we’re honored to present, JOSEPH HEIT!Joseph has been on staff at Camp Gray for 7 summers! He’s worked in every capacity from the kitchen crew, to counselor, to even takin’ care of business (TCB) in the Camp Gray office. Before Joseph began his near decade tenure of service to Camp Gray, he was even a camper here. He spent 3

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By: Amy BakerWell, today was another gorgeous day here at Camp Gray. Now that the weather has gotten “warm” again, and by that I mean above freezing, we’ve been able to enjoy the great outdoors with less than ten layers on. Last week I went for a walk down by the creek and there were ferns that looked pretty happy. All sorts of awesome things were out there waiting to be discovered, like coyote

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By: Camp GrayWe’ve had four straight days of retreats running through yesterday, with the retreat team rising to the occasion and beyond in working with a group of middle school students and a retreat of Confirmation candidates. As they take a much deserved day off, I’m going back and typing up some evaluations of retreats from the past few months, and I came across one Confirmation retreat

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By: Camp GrayBecause of the immense popularity of the “Summer Staff Spotlight” in our fall newsletter, the editors of the Camp Gray Blog have decided to adopt and adapt this exciting feature. We will not only be spotlighting our summer staff, but we will also have the occasional spotlight on members of this years Camp Gray volunteer team, as well as those folks that work and live at Camp Gray

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By: Sara KnutsonHappy January, everyone!The Christmas holidays snuck up on me, and as a result I’m writing the conclusion to this series later than I had intended. But no worries… it just gave me more time to ruminate on the ministry we do here.The last two posts focused on the busy routine of our school year, and that has certainly continued. Even this January, a traditionally slower month, has

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By: Camp GrayIf you’re like many of us here at Camp Gray, you probably have your radio dial set to Country Music. If this is the case, you may have missed the Camp Gray interveiw on Madison’s Catholic Radio, Relevant Radio-which happens to be the best Catholic Radio Station east of the Mississippi. Host Brian Kelly has a weekly radio show where he talks about the events, organizations, and people

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By: Camp GrayIn case you haven’t heard the wonderful news, Andrew Dennis Hoeben was born on December 17th weighing in at 9 pounds and 6 ounces. The little guy put Mama & Papa Hoeben through alot as he was nearly three weeks late (making him not so little)!Jeff & Rebecca are thankful for all the prayers and well wishers, and look forward to introducing you to their new pride and joy soon!

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By: Sara KnutsonLast week I painted a rough sketch of the extent of our year-round program — we definitely stay busy! Today, I’ll go into a bit of detail as to how we pull it off.Unlike our summer staff, which numbers well over 40 people plus week-long volunteers, the year-round program succeeds largely due to the efforts of six volunteers (called program specialists), two head cooks, and myself.

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By: Sara KnutsonProgram Director“So what do you do the other nine months of the year?”This is a common question asked of our full-time staff. Camp Gray’s summer camp is well-known, but how do four full-time people plus a crew of six volunteers and two head cooks stay busy during September through May? And just as importantly, why do we bother?This week, I’ll answer the first question, and in

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