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One of my timesaving habits is to save all of my magazines and junk mail for airplane trips. I walk on the plane with a very heavy bundle, but by the time the trip is over, it can all be thrown away.
Renee Fleming
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Renee Fleming
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 14
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Indiana
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