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mike_c

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34. hanging on the wall in my home office/lab

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 11:39 AM

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I framed them right after I got my doctorate, then left them tucked behind my desk at school until I retired and moved. Now they cover some wall space in my home workroom. Still fly specked and stuff from all those years gathering dust bunnies. Someday I'll get around to cleaning them off.

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