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Greetings, Andrew...and congratulations to your son...is he the one who excels in Judo?

grrr...I'm shivering so much that I can't even imagine going for a walk, much less a hike like Fred and I used to do!

Maybe Joe or Jim or Val or Ian or anybody here will have some great ideas for the weekend.


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Mary,

Get drunk and then post in this thread. I'd like to see that.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Great idea!!!! brb...



Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

I'm back!!! I had 3 glasses of water, 2 cups of tea, 3 cups of coffee and 2 bottles of Fresca...


What do I do next?


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

He takes Karate.

There is a lot of college football on today; you could always cuddle up with your television.

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

Mary,

Have the same things all over again. Put Bailey's in the coffee and vodka in everything else. Report back. They still make Fresca?

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Andrew,



Flat screen digital? Not cuddly. Now, the things we had as kids, those big wooden boxes with valves in them that took forever to warm up...

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

Val, if I drank any brand of liquor, I'd be in the emergency room asap, so I substitued English Breakfast tea...mmm-mmm-good!!

I'm a born asthmatic and it sure iisn't easy to find a medication I can take...for any need.



We can only get the large economy size, but that's fine with us!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

I guess it depends upon when you were a kid, James.

Having been born into a working class family in 1939, I was thirteen before we had a big-wooden-box TV. Before that, we cuddled up to a radio and listened to Fibber McGhee and Molly, the Green Hornet and the Shadow!

In the early 50s, Kansas City had three TV station — CBS, ABC and NBC affiliates.

Much of the broadcast day was just a test pattern . . .

or Korla Pandit playing the organ and looking exotic (well, as exotic as a born and bred Missourian trying to pass as a native from the Indian subcontinent can look).

He fooled me.

Ah, I miss the good ol' days, when none of us knew nothin'!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Jim,

1939? What a coincidence. That was the year Logie Baird sold colour television to CBS.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

We didn't have a color TV until some thirty years or so later, long after I had left home and began my own family.

My dad was a very frugal, conservative guy. His cousin, Sam, on the other hand, was quite Avant Garde and so had a TV much earlier than did we.

Back in day, on Friday nights, dad would load my sister and I into the back of the pickup (which was actually a converted Pontiac coupe). With mom riding shotgun, we would drive the five miles to Sam & Julie's house where we would eat popcorn and watch the "Gilette Cavalcade of Sports" Friday night fights on a tiny, black and white screen about ten inches wide.

Sam would turn all the lights out and we would sit in the darkened room and watch tiny flickering shadows dance across the screen.

If you wish to replicate that experience, on a warm summer's night, when all the light-attractive insects are out, go into the back yard, turn on a 6-volt flashlight, stare into the lens and watch the bugs flit past!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Mary,



For much of my life I've been unable to drink wine because it gives me asthma attacks but the last few years I've found that I can often drink white wine and can taste a little bit and tell if it will make me sick. Last night I had five glasses at a Oktoberfest at my priest friend's parish. I wouldn't have drunk that much but when a priest is buying, you should take full advantage of the opportunity.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Sure hope those five glasses weren't of this size, Val.

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Jim,

No, it was a fund raiser so you pay four dollars to get a tiny cup, halfway full but when Father went up...they filled it up. I probably could have handled the wine better if I hadn't had those vodka tonics beforehand.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

When I was a kid we had one of those big console television sets that took up half the room. My mother put dust collectors all over it and it was a big deal when we got an electronic antenna/rabbit ears for it! I think it was a Zenith.

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

We had one of those Zeniths too. giant console, like a big cabinet and little tv screen and then for years, we put the bigger TV on top of that console when we were no longer using the console.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Jim, You're dreaming out loud again.

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

Schultzz and Jim...you guys are real characters...

That's one of the best I've ever seen!!!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Schultzz,

Where on earth did you get that? It's simply not true.

The last place (probably) to practice infanticide was Carthage. (And whether they did infact engage in it is still disputed. The Romans maintained that they did.) The Romans were particularly hostile to any form of human sacrifice - it was the reason they invaded Britain.

What you have stated is simply ahistorical mumbo-jumbo.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

Schultzz,

There was no ritual child sacrifice anywhere in the Roman Empire in the First Century AD. That is a simple historical fact.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

If you want to know the truth (and I question whether you do), it was early Christians who continued the infanticide for a short time, and Romans too, until Constantine pushed for a law to forbid it.
I do not know where you get your information but I suggest you try another source.

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

Jim Daly, well now see what you've done? We have been relegated to a lower grade thread - Coffee and Doughnuts? Nuts is more like it. I guess that's where they think we belong - in the dough NUT area. I wonder if we will have visiting privileges. I hope you can post bond.

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

This is a nice place! I come here now and then...so does Jim
retsinab and Val and Andrew....even Kardinal and Gabriel.

Ian comes here, too...this place has CLASS!!!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Mary,

"Nobody goes there anymore, they're too crowded." (attrib Yogi Berra)

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

Ahh, Yogi <3

"You can observe a lot by watching."
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours

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-Lou (Louis)

ORA et LABORA
Totus Tuus
Cacciatore/Fungaiolo

I want to know who recorded all these yogi berrisms down. Was he just constantly repeating this stuff and they got around and everyone just knew them and someone wrote them down? And, was he insane?

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Those people you mentioned are just kind to visit people incarcerated here. Our conversation has been pushed down the chute and ended here. Ian only comes here to check to see if the doors are locked. I'm glad you came to visit Mary. I would seek appeal but I can't afford an attorney because the conversation was in line with the category but it was gruesome. Anyway I can see that fighting the Poster Police is futile.

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

And it has taken on a life of its own!

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Ian DC
Blessed Ever Virgin Mary -- Sanctuary and resting-place of the Blessed Trinity where God dwells in greater and more divine splendour than anywhere else in the universe

Ian,
Thanks for coming up with this place. It is a great idea and as one can see, visited thousands of times. I hope you know I am just kidding when I mention your name and hold you and the other Mods in great respect with much gratitude for your selfless service to this site. Thank you for all that you do. You were a great choice as a Moderator and add much to the charism of this site. You are online when most folks are not.

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

No sweat, Schultzz. I knew you and James were kidding around.

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Ian DC
Blessed Ever Virgin Mary -- Sanctuary and resting-place of the Blessed Trinity where God dwells in greater and more divine splendour than anywhere else in the universe

No. Yogi is not insane (he's still alive). He is just a simple man. He said these things in front of players or the press. There are 100's of them.

"It sure gets late early around here".

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-Lou (Louis)

ORA et LABORA
Totus Tuus
Cacciatore/Fungaiolo

FYI*

Yogi Berra Quotes
Quotes From & About Yogi Berra

Quotes From Yogi Berra
"All pitchers are liars or crybabies."

"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore." Source: Baseball Digest (June 1987)

"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical."

"Bill Dickey is learning me his experience."

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."

"How can a you hit and think at the same time?"

"I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."

"I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."

"I don't know (if they were men or women fans running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads."

"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?"

"I'm a lucky guy and I'm happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary."

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."

"In baseball, you don't know nothing."

"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?"

"I never said most of the things I said."

"It ain't the heat, it's the humility."

"It gets late early out there."

"I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house."

"It's like deja vu all over again."

"I wish everybody had the drive he (Joe DiMaggio) had. He never did anything wrong on the field. I'd never seen him dive for a ball, everything was a chest-high catch, and he never walked off the field."

"Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets." Source: Catcher in the Wry (Bob Uecker)

"Ninety percent of this game is half mental." Source: Sports Illustrated (May 14, 1979)

"Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."

"So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face."

"Take it with a grin of salt."

"The game's isn't over until it's over."

"The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise, they won't come to yours."

"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there."

"We made too many wrong mistakes."

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

Quotes About Yogi Berra
"He'd fall in a sewer and come up with a gold watch." - Casey Stengel

"He seemed to be doing everything wrong, yet everything came out right. He stopped everything behind the plate and hit everything in front of it." - Mel Ott

"They say he's funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What's funny about that?" - Casey Stengel

"Right now, (Yogi) Berra does about everything wrong, but Casey (Stengel) warned me about that. The main thing is he has speed and agility behind the plate and a strong enough arm. He just needs to be taught to throw properly. I know he can hit. I'd say Berra has the makings of a good catcher. I won't say great, but certainly a good one." - Bill Dickey

"Why has our pitching been so great? Our catcher that's why. He looks cumbersome but he's quick as a cat." - Casey Stengel

"Yogi (Berra) had the fastest bat I ever saw. He could hit a ball late, that was already past him, and take it out of the park. The pitchers were afraid of him because he'd hit anything, so they didn't know what to throw. Yogi had them psyched out and he wasn't even trying to psych them out." - Hector Lopez

"Yogi (Berra), I came up here to hit, not to read." - Hank Aaron in the 1958 World Series & an answer to Berra after being told to turn his bat around so he could 'read' the label and not break the bat

"Yogi (Berra), you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" - Carmen Berra (Yogi's wife) "Surprise me." - Yogi Berra

"You can't compare me to my father. Our similarities are different." - Dale Berra





Was Yogi Berra the best all around catcher to ever play the game? Argue for or against him in our history forum and discuss his life and career in our New York Yankees forum.

Yogi Berra was named to American League All-Star teams during fifteen consecutive seasons. Do you remember which seasons they were?

Did you know that Yogi Berra was one of the few catchers ever awarded the Most Valuable Player Award and he won it three times — 1951, 1954 and 1955.






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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

Lou,



I simply had no idea...though he'd died ages ago, like in the 60's.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Val,



I believe he was a baseball player. Does that answer your question?



I suspect that it might be a bit like "The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer", the only spoonerism actually uttered by Spooner (who I believe is unlikely to have been a baseball player). For example, "You have hissed all my mystery lectures, and were caught fighting a liar in the quad. Having tasted two worms, you will leave by the next town drain" (You have missed all my history lectures, and were caught lighting a fire in the quad. Having wasted two terms, you will leave by the next down train) is quite obviously apocryphal. I suspect many were the creation of his devoted students.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

Schultzz,
Those were great! Thanks for sharing them.

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Grace

As to the past, let us entrust it to God's mercy, the future to Divine Providence. Our task is to live holy the present moment. - Saint Gianna Molla

I suspect that it might be a bit like "The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer", the only spoonerism actually uttered by Spooner (who I believe is unlikely to have been a baseball player). For example, "You have hissed all my mystery lectures, and were caught fighting a liar in the quad. Having tasted two worms, you will leave by the next town drain" (You have missed all my history lectures, and were caught lighting a fire in the quad. Having wasted two terms, you will leave by the next down train) is quite obviously apocryphal. I suspect many were the creation of his devoted students.[/quote]

And, was he insane? It sure sounds like someone is.

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

You're quite welcome, Grace. (I love that name) My sister's middle name and my grandmother's first name.

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Pax et Bonum


Schultzz

I have a dilemma...and I need to think about it for awhile.

Is it ok if I think here?


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Go for it, Mary. You came to the right place to do just that. Anything goes right here.

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Ian DC
Blessed Ever Virgin Mary -- Sanctuary and resting-place of the Blessed Trinity where God dwells in greater and more divine splendour than anywhere else in the universe

Ian, I'll be back in a few daze...Im getting really hungry.


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

I'm coming here to complain. Five days after stubbing my little toe, the upper part of my foot is still swollen. I demand an autopsy!!

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

I'll trade you; I've had some insomnia the past two nights and I'm very tired.

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

hmm...this is getting serious! Val...have you been to see a doctor?

and, by the way, Andrew...are you still consuming those king size pizzas for dinner late at night?

Oh, and me...maybe I have dilemmas because I love to think???


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

No late night eating for me, Mary!

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

Andrew,



Well you might not want to wear the bedroom slippers that I've been wearing everywhere but I will concede that insomnia is worse....in fact there are few things worse to me than insomnia. Fortunately, I've been treated for it very successfully for the last twenty years. I simply do not sleep without medication unless I'm up for several days in a row. So, come over, I'm willing to break Federal regulations by prescribing something for you. I possess a small pharmacy.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Mary,



I try not to pay much attention to my little injuries but I admit this is odd and I will be concerned if it continues much longer. It's barely bruised but even my ankle is swollen and I didn't hit that at all. My neighbor noticed it right away when she came into my apartment and I hadn't said anything to her. I don't have insurance and don't run to the doctor very quickly anyways as I'm always falling or slamming into things. I'll go if it continues for a few more days or have my psychiatrist give me an opinion when I see him on Tuesday if it's still this bad.

Fortunately I'm eating pizza right now so that might heal it.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

That's one of my problems; I ran out of my normal nightly medication and just got it resolved today with my doctor and the pharmacy. So until my 90 day supply arrives I could have some rough nights in the coming week.

I may have to buy something over the counter if things don't get better.

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

Well, Val, I hope it works but I just had several Ritz Cracker sandwiches with pepperoni, sharp cheddar and hard salami slices, all accompanied by a tasty Chili beer and my neck pain is just as bad as ever!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Jim,

Oh, I forgot to mention that I was eating pizza with a narcotic pain reliever. A little omission. I find it more effective than pepperoni so I only got meatball on my pizza.

I made an appointment for the GP man on Tuesday, I can always cancel if this mysterious malady goes away...which it will hopefully because I don't feel my doctor can diagnose any better than I even if he did go to medical school, residency and have twenty years of experience.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict