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What we really miss about the things we let go by Anthony Angaro of break the twitch.com.

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right to it as we optimize your life. What we really miss about the things we let go by Anthony

Angaro of break to twitch.com. A few months ago, Amy and I sold our Minneapolis home of six years and made our way across

the country to Phoenix, Arizona. The temperature here averages around 110 degrees Fahrenheit

on most days, although it was a dry heat and makes extended outdoor time difficult.

It's been a hot, busy summer, and the time seems to be flying by.

It's been quite different from what we were

used to after more than a decade in the Midwest. Over Labor Day weekend, we were back in Minneapolis

for a good friend's wedding. The weather was a crisp 70 degrees or so with beautiful sun and

clouds throughout. It's that temperature where you can walk around comfortably indefinitely,

without needing to take cover from the sun. So that's exactly what we did one morning. We drove from the hotel

over to our old neighborhood in southeast Minneapolis and split a breakfast burrito at one of our

favorite little cafe spots. We parked the car and started walking towards our old home,

about six long blocks down the

avenue. This house was special to us. It's the home where I started this website, where we lived

for the earliest years of our marriage, where we brought home our dog Rocky for the first time.

Over the years, it housed family and friends, provided space for a multitude of projects, and it was a roof over our heads.

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