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I want to say Thursdays with Trey,

but it's kind of turned into Thursdays

with Mary Links,

and at least according to the people,

to stop me at the airport and tell me they listen. I'm kind of a bit player in this drama, but I love it. I love answering questions because it makes me think. I guess with that I will turn it over to Mary Langston who may have questions or she may answer her own questions this week.

I don't know.

How are you?

I'm doing great. Thank you for asking.

How about you? Doing great. Thank you for asking. How about you?

Doing great. So what's our weekly sports update?

You know, I was hoping you would not ask that. I mean, I'm will be good on the front end.

South Carolina won, although, although you know they didn't look

amazing but a bad win is better than a bad loss. A Dallas one I have mixed

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