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The deserts of the southwest sprawl below me as the plane ascends from SanDiego. But yesterday, as I put my manuscript to the back of my desk at the Omni hotel in SanDiego and took a break to facilitate this webcast with a panel of four wonderful women, I took time to enjoy the journey. It has been a good week.
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