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MEAN CHICKENSWhen I was a child my uncle kept fighting game cocks in his back yard. Tiny children raised in the north, my siblings and I were solemnly…Jan 16Jan 16
Twas the Night Before XmasHandel’s Messiah was on blast for about a half hour as the cooking began. But then the young adults and their partners informed me that the…Jan 6Jan 6
Gentleman CallerMy gentleman caller came for dinner last night, as he has done from time to time for the last decade. He was entirely himself, the dementia…Apr 25, 20241Apr 25, 20241
