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I write early in the morning at the computer, and people think Im crazy, but I still use my Mac-Classic even though we have a state-of-the-art PC. There are just less distractions with the simpler machine.

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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