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    Fret not, Don , my sad emoji was in jest. I'm just over here humming my favorite triumph-song, "Eye of the Tiger.'

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    • May 26, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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    Fret not, Don , my sad emoji was in jest. I'm just over here humming my favorite triumph-song, "Eye of the Tiger.'

    I need to stop taking things so literally! :D

    And :thumbup::thumbup:on your choice of "triumph-song"!

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    I agree with Don on the thumbs up for "Eye of the Tiger." But I am also partial to "Let It Go" from the film Frozen.

    "We must try to make the end of the journey better than the beginning, as long as we are journeying; but when we come to the end, we must be happy and content." (Vatican Saying 48)

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    "Won't Get Fooled Again"... :)

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    "Closer to Fine" by the Indigo Girls :)

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    The song: "We Are the Champions"? (but depends on the situation).

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