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“Start a blog!” they said

July 3, 2017 by Tom Rankin Leave a Comment

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familyAfter several years of posting on Facebook, I decided to start a blog about Elisabeth, Wallace and me. I will post stories about our foreign adoption experience and our trips to Russia. I will also post stories about what happened we we returned home from Russia and our lives today. Along the way, I will bring up acronyms such as RAD and ADHD. Occasionally, I will post urgent updates about everyone’s favorite processed meat, SPAM.

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About Tom Rankin

Tom is an attorney in Jamestown, New York. Prior to becoming an attorney, Tom worked in higher education administration and also taught English in Japan for almost three years. In his spare time, Tom likes to launch model rockets, collect stamps, yodel, and test Elisabeth’s patience. Tom was also recently voted the second most handsome attorney in Jamestown.

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