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| View of old homestead from northwest. | View of my dad's house from southeast. | Rear area of our house. |
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| My cousin Joe (mother's side) in Zedeck's house, Marcellus, MI. | Me posing with cousin Joe (29) and his son Joey (4). | Cousin Joe with son Joey. |
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| My friend Trisha with my cousin Amanda (bio. father's side) at Chan's Palace. | The "Vegetarian Delight" thing with added tofu, spicy. Chan's Palace, Paw Paw, MI. | One of the landmarks of Paw Paw, the Strand Theater. Many $1 movies were seen here. |
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| Me with my (step-) dad and third set of grandparents, the Coffingers. | Beautiful food prepared with love by my grandma Coffinger. Most of it's from their garden...the best American food I've ever had. | Part of the barn and yard area, Coffinger's house. Lawrence, MI. |
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| Some kind of a damned shack for ice fishing, I believe. Behind my grandparent's barn. Taken mostly for lettering sample. | Paul at Fourth Coast Cafe, Kalamazoo. | Isaac at Fourth Coast Cafe, Kalamazoo. |
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| Some damn good vittles from Fourth Coast cafe's new restaurant. Tofu scramble with potatoes and more...so damn good. | Angela Schiavi (a good friend since High School) and I at Three Mile Lake in Paw Paw. | Angela at Three Mile Lake. |
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| Cappelini Pomodoro from the Olive Garden. Nice and basil-y. | Minestrone soup from Olive Garden. Always liked it. | Grandma and Grandpa Hackenberg (bio. father's parents) at Olive Garden, Kalamazoo. |
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| Uncle John Hackenberg (bio. father's brother) and his son Johnny at Olive Garden, Kalamazoo. | Grandma and Grandpa Hackenberg and I on their front porch. | John Hackenberg with son Johnny and sister Mary. |
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| "Uncle Ace." What more can I say? | Me posing for a shot with cousin Miranda (bio. father's side) on the Death Dealer. | Another shot of Miranda and I on the scooter. |
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| Johnny Hackenberg and cousin Jake pose on the scooter. | "Downtown" Paw Paw as seen from parking lot, with moon. | Long exposure shot of barn at home, Paw Paw. |
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| Long exposure of moon with treeline and clouds, Paw Paw. | Our barn at night. | Good old friend of my mom's, Billy Hughes, and his son Billy, neither of whom I'd seen in about 8 years. At their home in Paw Paw. |
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| Nice street sign in downtown Paw Paw. | Part of Main Street, Lawton, MI. I always loved this town and secretly wanted to live there instead of Paw Paw. Not sure why. | "Party Store," downtown Lawton, MI. That's what we call them there; if you said "convenience store" you'd get a lot of blank stares. |
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| My second-cousin (father's side) Sarah Carlson, at her workplace in Paw Paw. | My dad's company recently shut down operations in Paw Paw, severely crippling the local economy. He'd worked there for 30+ years. They made folders, for school/office use. Sad. | A few signs at the now-abandoned Duo-Tang factory, Paw Paw, MI. |
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| A kitten at my aunt Jackie's house. |