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“I have a lot of rage,” Carrie Gilbert said with a laugh.
The married mother of one spends her days as a Web site designer and some nights as a stand up comedian. Born, raised and married in Pleasanton, Gilbert spent several years in Seattle before moving back to raise a family.

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