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My friend Glenda sent me an email today with a series of Andy Rooney sayings. I have no idea if these are truly his words, but I can hear his voice in my head when I read them. So that’s good enough for me. Besides, they’re smart, pointed and very, very relevant.
Enjoy!
I’ve learned .. That [...]
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Sam is gone. We got the call while we were traveling to my parents house. He just died. No warning. No notice.
The vet called and left a message: Sam is failing. I tried to call him back but the clinic was closed. I tried for 30 minutes, hoping they would pick [...]
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My family.
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I’m home for the weekend. I don’t know wny I still call it home; I haven’t lived here since 1988. And then only briefly for the previous 6 years. But it’s home. Always will be. And we’ve sold it.
Dad is struggling now. Getting [...]
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Last night I sent email to about 20 family and friends asking if they knew of anyone in Los Angeles who might be able/willing to help my Father. Within hours, I had email back. Friends sent referrals. Friends called friends who asked their daughters. We have three options for help for [...]
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I love my dad. He’s an amazingly gentle, smart, kind and quiet 87 year old. He lived through the depression, left Minnesota as a kid and came to Oregon where he picked strawberries with his dad and later worked in the CCC’s fighting fires. After Pearl Harbor he volunteered for the Army and served under [...]
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