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I'm about to start something new. I'm waiting to be whelmed. The whelming as you start something new is quite something.
Julianna Baggott
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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
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University Teacher
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Wilmington
Delaware
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I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too.
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