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The Porpoise-Driven Life

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Jeffrey Overstreet

15 Nov 2010
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Dick Van Dyke • News of the Bizarre

Has there been a better news story in November than this one?

Dick Van Dyke Saved By Porpoises!

I think that this link makes up for the low activity on this blog of late. Sorry about the silence. I've been trying to finish up the editing on my new novel. But things are clearing up. Stay tuned for lots and lots.

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