Hello, Fellow Cornies!

Posted on March 4, 2019April 11, 2019 by Mark Applegate

Welcome to my little digital hangout. 🙂 We have a lot to talk about and your time is probably short.

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Danny Applegate says:

March 6, 2019 at 5:04 pm

Really proud of your example of how to take care of parents as they grow older.

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