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Today my blog turns 15 years old. And blog years are sort of like dog years, so my blog is basically super old and wearing Depends now. And I know it sounds cheesy, but the best thing to […] The post Things I’ve learned after 15 years of blogging first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.
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