My oldest son and I started heading over to the local YMCA to work out at 5 a.m. this week. It was a bit of a shock to the system, waking up at 4:45, but it’s a good time of year to do it: on clear mornings, the sun is just beginning to light up the eastern sky, and we drive right towards it, that blossoming hope. There’s something awe-inspiring about a…
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