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					<description><![CDATA[What is retirement? Am I now retired? The question arises out of my most recent action, in which I chose—a key word, I think—to stop doing what I had been doing in favor of other work that has occupied only a portion of my waking day, but numerous dream nights for several years. Ruminating about ... <a title="I am a serial careerist!" class="read-more" href="https://katevale.com/2013/localisms/i-am-a-serial-careerist" aria-label="Read more about I am a serial careerist!">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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