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Some inspiration for your day

Failure is always an option.  Quiting is not!

Here are a few "failures" for you to check out.  Thankfully they knew about failing but quitting!  My wife posted the first one on her facebook page and got me started on this.  Thanks Honey!

It s not over until we say it over!

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Nothing is over until we say it is!
(Short clip but a little bit of bad language)

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Bob Southard
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Comment balloon 6 comments • Bob Southard • July 02 2010 10:10AM
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