I can't believe I haven't linked this. My pal Randy made loner.blogspot.com T-shirts, and you can buy them here: Fight Maturity.

And is anyone else looking at the sky - it's like the beginning of a story. :)

My name is Daniel and I love clouds. (Hello Daniel).

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