Obama: “NYC girlfriend” in his autobiography was composite. In Dreams From My Father, he describes her appearance, her voice, and her mannerisms in specific detail. But Obama has now told biographer David Maraniss that the “girlfriend” was actually a composite character, based on multiple girlfriends he had in NYC and Chicago. Reminds us of a movie we once saw….
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After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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