A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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A Legend In His Own Minefield
A Legend In His Own Minefield
Freshman Year

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John Mendelssohn
Mar 19, 2010
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I may have worn velour turtlenecks and Cuban-heeled boots, and consequently been perceived as sexually ambiguous, but I was still a pretty unimaginative 18-year-old. While others went away to college, I continued to live at home. My decision had to do in large part with the fact that my first girlfriend (whom I intended to marry, as I couldn’t envision …

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