Originally posted on MatthewRuttan.com:
At Christmas people are 100% happy all the time, right? Wrong. Despite the incessant jingle of bells and copious amounts…

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Originally posted on MatthewRuttan.com:
At Christmas people are 100% happy all the time, right? Wrong. Despite the incessant jingle of bells and copious amounts…
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