April 9, 2019
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Too long to twitter
Since this is way more than 140 characters, and probably more potty-mouth than Twitter would like: To the “ladies” I saw on the news last night saying “you Floridians don’t know cold!”… Respectfully? Actually, not so respectfully at all? FUCK YOU. We DO know cold, and THAT IS WHY WE LIVE IN FLORIDA. Where it
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New Year’s Day
I can’t thank Chris and Sharon enough for New Year’s Day. Long time readers know that Uncle Joe usually makes breakfast for anyone who comes to the house on New Year’s Day– most years the food starts flowing at about 9 AM and goes until after lunch. After the bacon and eggs disappear, Aunt Gay
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New Year’s Eve 2009
Uncle Joe was still in the hospital, but this party has been going on since before I was born so we were pretty sure it would happen even if Aunt Gay locked the doors and turned off the lights. Instead, she let us step in and take care of things for her; Barbara, Chris, and
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Christmas, part one
This seems like forever ago, I’ve been so busy! But just about a week ago, the family gathered to celebrate Christmas. There were a couple of different things about this year; my mom and Dave drove up to celebrate with us, and Uncle Joe was still in the hospital so we decided not to open
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The Winter Solstice Concert
A little over a week ago we went to the annual Vets for Peace Winter Solstice concert; as usual it was beautiful music and standing room only – this year we didn’t stay until the sing-a-long after the intermission, though. But here’s what we enjoyed: 1. Christmas in the Trenches, 2. Singing beautifully, 3. Drumming,
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A Long December
Today would have been my father’s 68th birthday. Has it been almost seven years? It feels like forever; it feels like yesterday. Here’s a song I listened to a lot when he was sick – A long December and there’s reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can’t remember