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368termites as the devil himself. It did not go over the way he'd 369hoped. Here's Cam.</span></em></div> 370<div> </div> 371<div><span data-teams="true">------</span></div> 372</div> 373</div> 374</div> 375</div> 376<p>It was a thoughtful meeting. Pensive. Cerebral. 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This week, with 380his youngest twins dropped off at college, he finally gets to find 381out.</em></p> 382<p class="MsoNormal">-----</p> 383<p class="MsoNormal"> 384 For several years 385now Iâve thought about my last children leaving home and wondering 386how my wife and I would fare in our...</p> 387</p></p><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 text-right show_more"><a data-iframe-id="embed_42573330" class="read_more" href="https://keepingitreal.xyz/a-quiet-morning">Read More</a></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row libsyn-item libsyn libsyn-item-free libsyn-item-42501200" data-id="42501200"><div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 left-side libsyn-item-42501200"><h2 class="section-heading"><a data-iframe-id="embed_42501200" class="read_more" href="https://keepingitreal.xyz/lining-up-to-be-judged">Lining Up to be Judged</a></h2><iframe id="embed_42501200" title="Lining Up to be Judged" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42501200/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/tdest_id/1508060/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe><div class="row"><div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-4 download-div"><a href="https://keepingitreal.xyz/lining-up-to-be-judged#comments" class="facebook-comments-count" data-uri="https://keepingitreal.xyz/lining-up-to-be-judged"></a></div></div></div><div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12 right-side"><p class="date">Aug 21, 2026</p><p class="lead"><p><em>This weekend Cam Marston watched 130 girls squeal with joy 388on Auburn's quad. Here's why his mind went straight to the ones who 389didn't get the call.</em></p> 390<p>-----</p> 391<p class="MsoNormal">We sure love cruelty, donât we? As refined and 392as smart and as elevated as we claim to be, we love us some 393cruelty. 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