"I'm a Magnet to Stuff"
The Life and Times of MB2 - A Life Well Lived
by Marybeth Buffington

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Some people stumble into trouble. Marybeth “MB2” Buffington seems to attract it. However, when calamity comes knocking, she always manages to meet it with a grin, a quick comeback, or a linebacker-style tackle, depending on what the situation requires. In I’m a Magnet to Stuff, Marybeth invites you to witness a life well lived, starting with her idyllic childhood in San Antonio, Texas, and extending throughout fifty years in banking. Through it all, her seamstress mother, her “can fix anything” father, and her friends and family members keep her laughing at every curveball—and herself. These pages are packed with true, bite-sized stories of workplace mayhem, family legends, encounters with all sorts of animals, side-splitting road trips, and the kind of “you have to be kidding me” moments that somehow always seem to find her. Not every story ends with a laugh, but through it all, Marybeth’s voice remains warm, sharp, and relentlessly human.

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Marybeth Buffington is retired, following a fifty-year career working in banks throughout Texas. Counting Erma Bombeck as one of her key inspirations, she wanted to adopt a similar tone when writing about the various adventures she has experienced. A consummate note taker and collector of mementos since she was five years old, that habit proved to be pivotal when writing this book, with each note and keepsake triggering a new memory. When Marybeth isn’t writing about her remarkable life, she loves going to car shows, watching sports in person and on TV, and keeping in touch with old friends.

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