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"I'd like to propose a toast to all the special 'f' words - to friends, family, fate, forgiveness, and forever."
Jennifer ("J") - My First Mister (2001)

I remember reading this 10 years ago and found it again due to the wonderful internet...

Dear Dad,

$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying
very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can't think of anything I
need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would
love to hear from you.

Love, Your $on.

Dear Son,
I kNOw ( Read more... )

Kiss me, I'm Irish!

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods;
There is a rapture on the lonely shore;
There is society, where none intrudes,
Bye the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more...

-- Lord Byron

Is that a blanket of snow I see all over my ground? Where on earth did an inch of snow come from in March? Seriously ( Read more... )

I spent 4 hours with 7 other guys distributing firewood to 6 needy families after church. It feels good helping others in need.

I just finished watching The Stone Angel on dvd and found it simply wonderful.

This afternoon my brother, sister and their families along with my dad's nephew and his family & co-workers from my father's work and other friends us arrived at the Willamette National Cemetery where we held my father's military internment ( Read more... )

I'm sitting here watching André Rieu on OPB and I notice a pile of kleenex piling up beside my ez chair. It seems my temperature of 99.7°F (37.6°C) isn't just my imagination. I hope I feel better before Friday afternoon because I'd hate to risk infecting others at my Dad's funeral. I will probably sit at the end of a row or in the rear just to ( Read more... )