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We have the Google family calendar. Before a week starts, my wife and I sit down to decide who's driving who to school or when can we go out on a date.

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Michael Lewis
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: October 15
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Journalist
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Michael M. Lewis
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