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After we were in the apartment, I asked Grandma to help me write the rent check. “Why didn’t you mention that before we went down? It’s almost 3:00.” Gee, I’m sorry, but I forgot until I was down there.
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Reply #961. Jun 25 12, 8:17 PM
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Grandma was in the process of getting water for the bird, and I was sitting at the table, when there sounded a knock at the door. “Who could that be,” I grumbled, climbing to my feet just as Grandma called out that she would get it.
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Reply #962. Jun 25 12, 8:18 PM
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Standing on the other wside of the door was Marilyn, Skip’s wife. After greeting me, she informed me she needed to check my pull cords. “There’s a problem with the system downstairs.”
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Reply #963. Jun 25 12, 8:19 PM
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“People’s lives are not as beautiful as they seem—or as wonderful as they claim… No one exists without serious loss, disappointment or burdens.” – Julie Hask, Director, Wasatch Family Therapy.
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Reply #964. Jun 25 12, 8:19 PM
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Jazmee27
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The other day I started an article in Ladies’ Home Journal entitled “Why Can’t I Be You?” At some point, I put it away, having other things to do. But today, I finished it, and had to wonder: ‘do you really need somebody to tell you that?’
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Reply #965. Jun 25 12, 8:20 PM
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Jazmee27
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NOT VERY SENSITIVE, ARE WE?
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I was reading a ‘Seventeen’ magazine when I came across the name Eliseo, and thought: ‘How do you even pronounce that?’ And then I came to the name Price and thought, ‘You’re kidding me—your first name’s Price?’
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Reply #966. Jun 25 12, 8:22 PM
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Jazmee27
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The first call of the day came between 11:30 and 12, as I was eating a container of butternut squash. The first thing I thought was, “Why’s Mom calling so early? Isn’t she at work?” She was at that, but had some important things to tell me:
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Reply #967. Jun 25 12, 8:22 PM
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Mom: The first thing is, your Uncle Michael’s planning on stopping over tonight to get the old TV out of there. I’ll probably put the new one over by the piano, dso I need a commitment from you you won’t go over there until maintenance mounts it on the wall.
Me: I won’t; I don’t go over there every day as it is.
Mom: He’d like to have dinner, because he rarely gets to see you. Another thing is, and I want you to have a clear heabout this, he wants to know if it’s all right to bring Michelle along. I know your Grandmother’s quite upset…
Me: I don’t know the woman well enough to make a judgment either way.
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Reply #968. Jun 25 12, 8:23 PM
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Jazmee27
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So, unless something unforeseen comes up, the three of them will be here around 6.
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Reply #969. Jun 25 12, 8:23 PM
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A pastor’s wife once told Mom that whenever she gets Chinese food, she’s to add the phrase “in bed” to the end of every fortune. And so, after our meal—I had the chicken and broccoli with fried rice—we played the fortune game. Mom read both of mine, which had us in hysterics, particularly the second one.
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Reply #971. Jun 25 12, 8:25 PM
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1. “It’s high time for one of your good ideas in bed.”
2. “A calm sea does not make a good sailor in bed.”
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Reply #972. Jun 25 12, 8:25 PM
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I was talking to Deb earlier, and she was talking of how she found a tiny bird on the sidewalk outside the library. She felt bad for the poor thing, but was leaving town for the weekend to visit her mother. When she saw there were no parent birds around, she picmked it up with a piece of plastic and drove it to a friend’s house. She planned to pick the bird up when she got home Sunday night or Monday morning. And it was determined it was a baby pigeon.
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Reply #973. Jun 25 12, 8:26 PM
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Deb: It was about half the size of what a baby pigeon should be.
Unfortunately, by the time Deb reached her friend’s—armed with knowledge of how to care for pigeons—the bird had died.
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Reply #974. Jun 25 12, 8:27 PM
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Jazmee27
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It’s two digits different than Mom’s number: her cell, as I rarely call the landline. Of course, there are exceptions—repeated calls with no answer, for example.
Anyway, if I hit the wrong number by mistake, here’s what I get: The number you have dialed…” Usually, that’s when I hang up.
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Reply #975. Jun 25 12, 8:28 PM
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“It’s a cause for celebration,” I told Grandma when I called for the second time. I had just hung up the phone with Janice, having forgotten to thank her for the bag of clothes. After a while, she surprised me by bringing up the Tv.
Janice: If you have somebody you can give the TV to, go ahead and do that. If not, give it to that place you told Bill about the other day.
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Reply #976. Jun 25 12, 8:28 PM
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The old TV’s gone, and the flat screen’s over by the piano waiting for maintenance. Tomorrow, I’ll call in a work order—as early as I can—and when they get here, there’s a note telling them where to put it. To paraphrase:
“There are marks on the wall where the TV should go. If you need to move it to get at the studs, move it to the left.”
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Reply #977. Jun 25 12, 8:29 PM
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Jazmee27
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I knew Grandma would make some remark about Michelle being here last night, which is why I didn’t mention anything last night. And when she called, I still said nothing—but it was apparent from the start she was fishing for information.
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Reply #978. Jun 25 12, 8:30 PM
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Jazmee27
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Here’s the short conversation we had:
Grandma: Is your TV gone?
Me: Yes.
Grandma: That’s good… Was the crazy b*** there?
Me: Will you stop calling her that?
Grandma: Well she is.
Me: That’s a matter of opinion.
Grandma: Anybody who treats an animal like that…
Me: I don’t know enough to make a judgment because I wasn’t there.
Grandma: Well, I was.
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Reply #979. Jun 25 12, 8:31 PM
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Jazmee27
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‘How do I always end up falling for this… applesauce?’
When I called Comcast, I was prepared to purchase the Limited Basic. By the time I hung up, I’d agreed to the Tripple Play.
After talking to Mom, I realize I’ve made a mistake: I want my phone and Internet changed back to what they were, and I want the “Digital Starter Package--$29.99/two years.
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Reply #980. Jun 25 12, 8:32 PM
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