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    • July 8, 2023 at 6:18 PM
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    We don't make a super big deal about birthdays here at Epicureanfriends but we do mark them in this thread. Today's birthday - Nate - is that of someone who plays an important and highly-appreciated role here, so please check out his timeline as a place to mark it - Nate

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    Thanks for the birthday wishes. Before this gets too confusing I better point people to this post from Don and my reply on my timeline here at the forum:

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