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WOW!!!!! February 5, 2010
I won a VIP package from a local radio station and cashed it in with my sister Paula and her husband Al: stretch limo transportation, dinner at a restaurant that's normally WAAAY out of our budget, and a show by Beatles tribute band American English!
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privately educated 2010 - Wisconsin
I don't remember a time when I didn't know how to read, and I read anything that looks interesting, though my favorite genres are mysteries and science fiction/fantasy/classic horror (i.e., no splatter need apply).
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New kittens December 2009
since Blackie J Cat is MIA, my sister Paula and her daughter got me an early Christmas present--two 4-month old kittens, American shorthairs, brothers, white and grey-tabby furred. The one with the darker grey markings is Christopher Frank Carandini Lee Cat, the one with lighter grey markings is Peter Cushing Cat; I named them after two of my favorite actors.
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foreclosure August 25, 2009
lost my home due to idjits who thought my bro-in-law's brain injury was temporary and he'd be going back to work soon...
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Walter December 20, 2007 -
Today I met a retired Marine named Walter while I was waiting for my brother-in-law to finish his therapy appointment at our local hospital. Walter served on the Pacific Front in WWII; he was on Iwo Jima, among other places, and he was one of the men who made it a little safer for his buddies to raise the flag on Mount Suribachi! Walter is very gentlemanly, and popular with the hospital staff, many of whom wished him a Merry Christmas by name as we chatted. I am glad to have met this living link to important history and fine human being--even if we never encounter each other again, I think of him as a friend!
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memories of 9/11 September 11, 2001 - Neenah, WI
I got the news from the "Today" show when I woke up--I started with coverage of the 1st plane, and saw the 2nd hit live... The thing that has stayed with me ever since was one woman who came into the studio to ask for information about her missing husband: she had a 3-year-old at home and was pregs with twins--and her husband worked for Cantor Fitzgerald. I never caught her name, but I still think about her and wonder how she and her kids are doing.
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ongoing accomplishment 2000 - Community Clothes Closet
One of my jobs at the CCC is sending out letters to seek in-kind donations from clothing manufacturers in the U.S. We've gotten wonderful responses from all sizes of company--everything from giant multinationals to companies that consist of two women, a sewing machine, and some basement space they weren't using! I am very proud of my efforts!
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Write a book 1999 - Wisconsin
Hmmmm... Well, it's a science fiction novel, but it's also sort of a war story, sort of a love story, and sort of a ghost story...
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Mom gets her reward for 45 years as a loyal smoker October 17, 1997 - Adams WI
Lung cancer that metastatized to her spinal column and brain--and right to the very end, she denied that her 3-pack-a-day habit could possibly have had anything to do with it...
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brat fry May 5, 1996 - Cub Foods, Appleton WI
A fundraiser for the USS Valiant's various charities. This was the first time we did one--and almost the LAST, as Mother Nature decided a late-season snowstorm was in order. We cleared nearly a hundred dollars (mostly sympathy purchases from people who saw us all shivering around the barbecue).
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adoption by Blackie J Cat March 15, 1996 - Winneconne, WI
My sister had gotten a litter of 4 orphaned kittens to bottle-raise, and I volunteered to help with the feedings. One kitten, the darkest of the 4, basically took one look at me, sank all of his kitten claws into my heart, and hasn't let go since. He thinks I'm his mama, since he was too young to remember his cat-mama, and I just haven't had the heart to disillusion him. (And yes, he's an ex-tom, so we don't have to worry about him leaving any orphans behind when his time comes...)
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my most treasured employment 1995 - Community Clothes Closet, Menasha, WI
This is where I do the most good in the world. We give free clothing to low-income families and individuals, and one of my jobs here is to get us in-kind donations from clothing manufacturers and distributors all over the U.S. My boss-lady treasures me--and since a good many of our volunteers are at least 10 years older than I am (and a few will never see 90 again!!) this is also about the only place left in which I'm still thought of as "the kid"! (lol)
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arel1
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Neenah, WI
Eons member since May 30, 2007
