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Bob's Almanack · No. 20

New writing: Life is a controlled fall — On falling, getting back up, and finding the next foothold.

One number: Census put real median U.S. household income at $87,460 for 2025, the highest in its series since 1967. The measure adjusts for inflation but counts money before taxes.

This week's virtue: Humility

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