JANUARY 27th (#26) Two years ago today was the day our dog Gracie died. Before I can tell you about Gracie, I need to tell you about Little Bill. When…
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LOSS (#25): A photograph can trigger so many emotions. When I saw the large group photo from one of our last Amigos Golosos lunches before the Pandemic on Robert Cooksey’s…
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TOPLESS DANCER? (#24): The suspense starts to build! Re: Snail mail 10/1/02 Well, Mr Simmons…The press kit is in the mail. Now it is my turn to cross my fingers….
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JON SIEVERT (#23): One year ago yesterday, my good friend and mentor Jon Sievert died of a heart attack. I wanted to write about Jon today, because the last time…
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FLOWERS! (#22). Finally, Miguel was just here! Would you like fresh flowers delivered to your home? Cathy started buying flowers from Miguel when we lived in our yellow house. Just…
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WE CORRESPOND! (#21): Anticipation. 9/29/02 Dear Cathy: Wow! You sound like the woman of my dreams! I wish you had a profile and photo online. I hope it doesn’t sound…
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CATHY’S RESPONSE (#20): When I got from Africa, sporting a buzz cut I had mistakenly gotten from a barber in Swaziland, this was waiting: Love @AOL by match.com – You’ve…
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I’M BACK! (#19): I was reading Bill Bryson’s “Down Under” yesterday and feeling down myself. Cathy noticed and asked what was wrong? I said I feel like the Warren Zevon…
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THE END!: Because of a post to #18 that bothered both of us, Cathy has asked that I stop writing about her. If I can’t tell the whole story, I’ll…
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YOU COULD BE MY MATCH IF YOU (#18): I was planning to write about selling Cathy’s condo, but while looking for pictures I found my match.com ad, and our correspondence….