If you know me, Dylan — which, considering you’ve been with me for 17 years, I hope you do by now — you know how I feel about aspirational platitudes. The words “Live every moment, laugh every day, love beyond words” (or their equally annoying truncated version: “Live-laugh-love”) make me want …
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Local Athletes to Be Honored at the RGJ.com Sports Awards
The Dolan family loves to support our youth and has an intense passion for sports-bringing the two together makes for the perfect combination! Dolan Auto Group is proud to partner up with the Reno Gazette Journal to present the second annual Sports Awards! This event is dedicated to celebrating high …
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Before having kids, I had this kind of vague understanding that my body would change. I mean, obviously, there would be the belly and the boobs, and I hoped like hell that I’d avoid stretch marks, but guess what never even occurred to late twenties/early thirties me? Varicose veins. Well, …
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