179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART LXVIII): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

as a year end treat, i am presenting the greatest school newspaper of all time:

(someone should photoshop the quality .....)

and the ads and supporters:

SINCE MY GRAND DAUGHTER IS THE TALENTED ONE IN THE FAMILY, I'LL POST HER LAST BLOG......  EDITING DONE BY ME.


"I think I'll just use this blog as a place to post the work I do in school. This is an article type thing they had us do in Journalism. The assignment was to find a group of people at lunch that you have never spoken to (I cheated a bit and was actually slightly more than acquaintances/sort-of friends with most of the people at this table prior the assignment) and to sit with them and record everything that occurred. Basically to "paint" a "tableau vivant" or a picture of what was going on at the time. This is to get us started on writing feature articles. I had a lot of fun with this, excuse the mild use of profanity.




The Lunch Bunch

“You wanna get the good lines, you talk to me, and don’t go back on the cursing, that brings out the pazaz.” sophomore, C---  states matter of fact as he instructs me how and what I should do in order to properly represent his lunch bunch. His cocky bravado is only part of what makes his table so attention grabbing.

C--- is one of an array of seven sophomore boys who sit in the noisiest area of the S.A.C. Their use of burping, cussing, and yelling as a manner of communication would leave Martha Stewart reeling.

Though trashcans surround the boys' seating area, any leftover food or garbage is thrown in the center of the table and left forgotten. As the lunch period goes on, the pile grows higher and higher, almost like an abstract sculpture.

The boys' conversations consist mostly of short sentences that are hardly coherent. N---, perhaps the most vocal of the group, announces at complete random, “All Asians look the same.”

J---, one of three Asians at the table, looks up and responds to him idly, and shaking his head, “That’s racist man.”

N--- thinks about this for a moment before retorting, “Well you two look the same,” gesturing at J--- and his brother, Y---.

Y--- and J---, roll their eyes. “That’s because we’re twins.”


G---, who was until this moment working diligently on the homework due next period, looks up and chuckles.

Lunch continues noisily as C--- tells anyone who will listen about the time he ate a Taco Bell Double Decker burrito, “It had a lot of beans, a lot of beans. That shit did not go down well.”

Conversation is interrupted completely when someone two tables away is slapped on the neck. “Ooh,” The boys yell stomping their feet. N--- is the loudest as the boys cheer and bang on tables, “Ooh he was necked,” they yell, “he was necked so bad.”

Mid “Ooh” the bell rings and the boys stop their cheering abruptly and quickly scatter off to their various classes, all except C---.

“That’s something else about our table,” C--- informs me smiling as he gestures to the display of empty milk cartons, candy wrappers, wadded napkins, and partially eaten meals littering the table, “We like to leave the environment the exact opposite of how we found it.”

To his credit, he quickly begins to aid the janitors in throwing the curdled garbage in the yellow trash bin before throwing his backpack over his shoulder, and rushing off to class."

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as we get closer to the greatest football matchup of the season, the mediocre new york giants are three point favorites over the so-so, erratic dallas cowboys on the giant's hometown nyc field in the swamps of new jersey this sunday night.  go giants, yea!

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the nutritionist said, "your weight is perfect".

some of the questions i have are,
"why do i laugh when i look at myself in the mirror?";
"what is that bulge in my tummy area?";
"when my time comes, will this coffin make me look fat?";
"how would jesus respond to this statement?":
"would, alf landon win the iowa caucus?".

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i totally missed boise state's bowl game the other day.  a nice win over arizona state in las vegas.  probably made a lot of bucks for the schools and nevada.  yea! 


who needs the stinkin' bcs?
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yea!  as of 5 am this morning the giants are booked at about 2 point favorites to stumble into the playoffs with a win over the cowboys and their talented actor quarterback tony romo.

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being the day after xmas, the delusional are still raving and ranting of how great god is.  they do not respond to how messed up everyone around them is.  not counting the world's natural disasters.  can't help thinking that i am the only sane person.

sorry that there is no help for you except your imagination.

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i have but two words for all, "go giants".

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SO SAD

that was quite a show the dallas cowboys put on to rest their star quarterback, tony romo.  he hit his throwing hand on the helmet of a player on his first play.   after x-rays, bandaging and a suitable period of time he returned to the bench from the locker room with the other players.  what?  why didn't they give him a crutch and a neck brace?

next week they play the giants for the division title and the playoffs.  neither the cowboys nor the giants are expected to last too long in the heavy competition of the playoffs.

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looking at the nfl standings (without digging too deep) the jets appear to have a bezarre remote chance of getting a playoff spot.  being an average team they too will not last long among the heavy weights.

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it was the eve before xmas eve
when all thru the .... ummm ... whatever ....

busy this morning trying to find what email addresses and passwords i need to get on my own internet thingums.  my wife is still asleep and there are too many combinations.  i'll have to wait for her majesty to arise.

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calories, calories, calories ........
doctors and scientists had to do a study to find out that you will stay alert and smart longer if you are hungry.  why does this not surprise me.  y'know that when your family was in their cave evolving, if somrthing walked or crawled into their cave, their survival was dependent upon being alert enough to grab a club, hit the creature on the head and eat it.  being an elegant family they removed the hair and/or feathers first.

YOUR CLASSY ANCESTORS

ooops, sorry, your family was always elegant because of their superiority even when they were scratching in the bavarian forests.

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aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh .... sunrise this morning will be at 7:22.   i'm depressed over that and i don't even have to go to work.  groan.........

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republican candidate competition heating up.  my advice:  SAVE YOURSELF!!!!!!!

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GRANMA HEALTH CARE

in the good old days in the bronx, health care was reeeeaaaallllly easy and simple.   you went along on your merry way and one day you would feel really sick.  you checked into fordham hospital and you died.  easy and quick.

now we anguish and spend large amounts of time over our ailments when we could be playing golf.  what a waste of time.  the experts can't do anything for you anyway.  my grandmother could have given me the same advice.  in addition they test you continually which is annoying and time consuming but you can put a straight edge to the data and predict your own death.

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north korea puts troops on alert.

what the hell is this about?  who wants anything they have their hands on.  is china crazy enough to support their insanity?  nevermind.

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the disastrous nyc pro football season died a little yesterday,  fortunately there was some good news during the day when kim jong il was relegated to the dung heap of history.  by friday no one will be able to recall him.

they might say wasn't kim the actress playing opposite jimmy stewart in, bell, book, and candle?

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bad news.  jets are underdogs in their game with eagles this afternoon.   GOoooooooooo JETS!!!!!!!!!!

on the 24th  the giants and jets play.  i'll have to be cheering for the giants unless they are out of the playoff hunt.  i only cheer for winners.

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giants are only 7 point favorites at home against redskins.  uh, oh, i smell upset. 

i expect the ... ummm ... superbowl, bound giants to be an overwhelming force.  apparently no one else does.

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gotta go.  arianna huffington, and tom friedman are on morning joe now.  they are only two of the three greatest people of all time.  only tom brokaw is not there.

ooops, i forgot, bertha kravitz (the lawn service guy's wife) from randolph, new jersey.  sorry, bertha.  (i don't want her gossiping about me)

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i see the euro has dropped to about $1.30.  thats still about half a buck high as far as i'm concerned.  they owe us. 

in addition the stock market decline because of europe's economic problems is an indication of how far our corporate community is in bed in their greedy, incestuous relationship with europe with thanks to our government since ronald reagan.

nevermind.

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yesterday, while wandering around, k-mart (yes k-mart -- eat it) i picked up a couple of items headed over to checkout and found lines six carts deep.  i put the stuff (i really don't need) down and left the store.

somehow the k-mart/sears people don't get it.  at the harvard business school, wharton school, et al the k-mart/sears management should have learned that selling an item requires the taking of money to finalize the action and at peak holiday periods  they may have more business than usual.  when you have more business than usual you should put on extra help of a temporary nature so that you can optimize business activity.

since i have taught and given you the equivalent of three college credits you can reimburse me with the appropriate monies.  i will expect a payment of $3000.  thank you.

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the more i see michele bachmann the more appealing she gets.  is she a witch?  a she-devil, siren, harpy, casting her spell on you.  watch out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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giants had a miracle win last night.  glad i didn't see it.  my old heart would have been under much strain.

ny daily news :   "Eli Manning puts together comeback, Jason Pierre-Paul blocks tying FG "

miracle wins don't happen too often.  giants future this season is murky.  go giants........


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yahoo news:    "The New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys Sunday night showdown at Cowboys Stadium is, with its average ticket price of $307.24, the most expensive game to attend in Week 14,  .... "

bizarrely when i was a teenager the psal (or pal?) in nyc would give out free giants tickets.  that would sorta indicate an infinite inflation rate.

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looks like newt is the candidate for demented republicans.  like in '64 with goldwater the republicans will spend the campaign season trying to explain that their candidate is not crazy.
 
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an exciting part of my day is finding lumps in my cereal.  each lump is a mysterious taste experience and a delight.  they are as unique as snowflakes.  flavor, texture, density, homogeneity size vary from lump to lump.  variety certainly is the spice of life.

there was a time as a child when i was disgusted by lumpy cereal.  how was i to know that decadence and corruption and lumps would be so attractive and enjoyable?   yes, only an innocent child..........

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100 YEARS OLD
I ASPIRE TO BE THIS GUY

WHOA, ...  my 7/12ths birthday.   yea, yea.

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giants will start their trek to the superbowl this weekend as they play and beat the cowboys, the team from the feebleminded state of texas,

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jets will also win sending their record to 8-5 for an excellent chance of a playoff berth.

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GO NEW YORK CITY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

of course they play in new jersey because there is more cheaper, empty, mosquito infested swamp land available.  new jersey people will always tell you how upscale it is (har, har - wink, wink).  don't believe them.  can i sell you a hedge fund?

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AAAaaaaaagggghhhhhh ....... senior citizen day at my supermarket store.  i'm especially vulnerable since i'm at that awkward age between dotage and death.  the old prople drive me crazy because they are in my way and can really be annoying because of slowness of body and mind.  the young people (those around 60) steamroller through and around me.  i think i'll forgeddaboutit.

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the UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND death panel has decided not to allow me a cadaver kidney nor put me on a waiting list.  ....oooops ... sorry,  there are no death panels.   "no, no,   don't hurt me .... aaaarggghhhh ... gasp.

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remember pearl harnor.  i know you lefties think it was our coverup to nuke japan and take over hawaii.  you might think differently if your life or son's life was on the line.   







and then a few days later, "German Declaration of War with the United States: December 11, 1941.... " to start the german-bastard war ii.

now we all love each other smiling, laughing, singing and dancing together.  yea, yea, yea!

when republicans are back in power in the three branches of government  they will run up our economy again, yea!.  all those unemployed building skilled workers who are starving now will be successful again.  all we need is deregulation of banking and mortgage finance to build, build, build.  just flood the economy with money.  driving a nail into two pieces of building material is all you need to know.  getting signatures or even a mark from prospective buyers is all you need. all the job creators need is piles of unregulated money.  just print it.

you morons who actually worked, sweated, and saved were really stupid.

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really enjoyed the giant-packer game.  it was among the greatest games of all time.  ok, not in the top tier but in the second level of great games it was in the top 100. 

even though the giants playoff hopes currently look dim, the packers can hear the thump-thump-thump of the giant team closing in on them in about six weeks,  super bowl bound packers look out.  there's many a slip 'tween the cup and the lip, as they say.

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WHOA ...... undefeated greenbay is only a 7 point favorite against (floundering) giants.  i may watch this game for a few minutes.

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TOTALLY UNBIASED IDAHO STATESMAN, SAYS, "Houston loss opens the door slightly for Boise State football team to grab a BCS berth".

I'M GLAD COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS NOT BIG BUSINESS BUT: the victory of southern miss. over houston has caused quite a stir as the wapo reports that, conference usa, lost millions of dollars because of the loss.  i'm tearing up.

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getting sorta tired of our totalitarian form of govt.  what country or people do they think they are representing?  they're hard to live with or listen to.  who elected them????????????????

and there's more of the same where they came from.  groan..........

just sayin.

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yes, could be worse but could be better too.

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the obit in the paper i read reported the death of judy lewis today.  i am fascinated by the report that she was the illegitimate daughter of clark gable and loretta young but her parentage was denied for over 30 years.  part of the coverup included her brief stay at an orphanage.

i am always amazed at the hypocrisy of people.

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mika's father is on, morning joe, right now as i write.  his point is always -  why aren't we more like poland?

i'm switching to cnbc where i find the dow may be up another hundred points today.  yea, capitalism.

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you are so smart.  the dow went up almost 500 points yesterday and you knew it.  i don't care what they are saying about you, you are a winner.

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hooray for newt, our savior.  he saved us from communism; he went to berlin and said, "tear down this wall"; he stood up to castro and khrushchev during the cuban missile crisis; he raised the flag on mount suribachi in iwo jima; he defeated the gemans at the battle of the bulge. 

NEWT AT TRENTON 

certainly he deserves to be at least PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.  did i mention that he defeated the redcoats at trenton to insure our independence.

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is this the most ugly picture you have ever seen?  it is just one of those mysterious internet things that just popped-up as i was surfing.  i couldn't resist its hypnotic effect.  maybe reminding me somehow of the new jersey turnpike giving me strong nostalgic feelings.

lucky for us its in china.  it is a great argument for exporting these jobs to the other end of the earth.


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power was out when i awoke at 4:30 am this morning......  uh, oh, "al qaeda", i thought or "was it our ally, pakistan".

at about 5:30 the power came back on probably because my wife was about to call the electric company and give them hell.  "get crackin, electric company".

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9th ranked .... ummm ... 10th ranked ... whatever, boise state beat wyoming this past weekend.  a bowl game with a high ranked sec team is as good as it will get.

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must do the leaves on my lawn today.  i notice that i am the last one in my area to do that.  and they haven't blown away.  i think that last year they all blew down the street.  you can't be lucky forever.

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THE NEW RANDALL'S ISLAND STADIUM
(not the same as the one i knew 65 years ago)

recommend, john grisham's book, bleachers.  mostly about high school football.  as i suspected life ends on your 17th birthday.

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the latest george clooney movie, descendants, was pretty good.  mostly serious business.  not the most entertaining movie.

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watching the bios of Larry Page and Sergey Brin the founders of google.  as i suspected they were college dropouts and not regurgitators.  our best students can regurgitate their lessons but have problems putting two textbook chapters together to form something useful.

of course they are now busy hiring graduate (ugh) engineers to further the advancement of their product even though the best technical business minds were not college grads: gates, jobs, wozniak, .......  wtf?

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the evil anti-america dallas cowboys won again yesterday afternoon.  HELP, WHEN WILL IT STOP?

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its already after 7 in the morning on black friday and haven't bought anything yet.  i did want to look at an electronic item offered on sale on the internet but the offering company has already pulled it from the market.  i have two words for them and i hold a grudge.

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today is just one of those days when friends and family get together for an incredibly boring experience.  this is especially true for young people who want adventure, romance and excitement.  all they hear from the mature (important) adults is recycled gossip which they heard at the last assemblage of these clans.  most adults seem to be hardened off to the used bs and are the ones generating it waiting for their turn.  or after a certain age do they just become stupid?.  or because they are just not smart enough to recall the last time they said the same thing imagining that they are interesting.  let me straighten out all mature adults, "YOU ARE NOT INTERESTING".

at least the turkey was smart enough to end the suffering.

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trying to type my mini-thoughts while listening to newt bsing.  not only is he delusional and hypocritical but his voice is incredibly grating.  did i mention his ugliness?  putting a suit on him is the same as lipstick on a pig.

must admit that frau michele bachmann is very appealing, good sense of humor. 

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book-tv covered a segment concerning the ronald reagan myth.  reagan describes a scene in which a war plane is hit by anti-aircraft fire.  only the commander and a badly wounded crewman remain after the crew bails out.  the commander bravely stays with his crewman as the airship goes down and crashes.

after it was pointed out that we could not possibly know that this actually happened because there were no witnesses  or other human contact reagan became very angry and insisted it was a true story.

of course he was in his own lifetime movie.  surely he believed that he was telling the truth since everything in reagan's head was like a movie.  its hollywood.  in a movie we know everything.

just sayin'.

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all family members are at their thanksgiving destinations.  thats a relief.

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vegan turkey

major dispute here trying to influence the thanksgiving menu.  -----  brussel sprouts or broccoli  --- my wife votes broccoli, (ugh) yea.  real turkey ready to go. .... melon,  pumpkin pie, knishes, yams...  thats what the company is having.

my menu will be mostly swiss chard, fruit and nuts, thank you.

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somehow the ap poll this week has moved boise state into 7th place despite their showing the past two weeks: losing to tcu two weeks ago and beating san diego state but not covering the point spread this week.

tcu although dominating colorado state and are on a winning streak remained at number 19.

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so sad, giant's season practically over losing to the eagles.

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hooray, grover norquist rules the world, rah, rah, rah, yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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incredible outrage of the day is newt's tirade against public bathrooms.

obviously the romans, - remember the roman empire - marc antony, julius caesar-  were communists for having public baths.  does newt know anything about history??????  NO ANSWER REQUIRED.

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in many ways the, "occupy wall street" thing is mystifying but the concept of a more equitable distribution of wealth seems ok (please forgive me, newt gingrich).  i must admit in spite of the wrath of fox news that i am as happy as a puppy dog with my modest income.

it must be genetic.  i inquired of an uncle as to why he only worked three days a week.  he said. "thats all i need".

having and spending more money (than necessary) requires too much effort and will necessitate associating with other greedy, pretentious primates.  this does not appeal to me.

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boise state will try to redeem itself tonight by winning by at least three touch downs over san diego state.  we'll see.

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regis philbin, the housewife's friend is retiring.... yea!

i wonder what annoying personality will replace him?

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it does not appear that our bastard gods know what they are doing.

i use the word bastard in the nicest way.  we do not know or can verify the parentage of any of our so called gods.  somehow someone got under the skirts of their mothers.


... ummm ... maybe their mothers were the aggressive type and ...... nevermind.

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my pet hamster told me this morning that newt gingrich is a fraud.  my hamster does not think people are smart enough to figure this out.  thank you, hamster.

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occupy wall street people  - heh, heh - really fell into our evil hands.  yea!  we knew that if we, the government, sat on their/our hands and bided our time eventually we could trick them into being the bad guys (instead of us heh, heh).  now we can subdue them with police power and send them packing.

j p morgan, goldman sachs uber alles.

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newt is in the lead among republican presidential contenders.  and you wonder how germany elected 'dolph ....

speaking of that superior genetic german attitude and intellect frau bachmann sees nothing wrong in waterboarding.

nevermind.

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HOORAY FOR SO-CALLED CONSERVATIVES:  they understand that emissions and toxic waste strengthen the herd by culling out the weak.

also they can make a lot of money, money, money, money, MONEY, MONEY.............


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bad news for jets today.  they're 1 point favorites over patriots.

giants should win comfortably as they're 3 point underdogs in their game.

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boise state losing to unranked tcu canot do them much good in national rankings due out this morning.  my guess, 15th????????

"there's no joy in mudville, mighty ..... has struck out".

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herman cain strengthens nation's marital ties by adding another scenario to a couple's life.  acting out the, "president/intern" game or the, "gardener/countess" game was getting tiresome.  republicans have now started the, "herman cain/anxious job seeker" game making life more interesting.

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thank you to cnbc.  becky quick is back but seems a bit out of practice.  does she want to work with blabbermoth, joe kernan?

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pennis state will survive after joe paterno.  athletes, students, academics, and other nitwits will recoup.

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celebrating my half birthday should be a blowout affair.  at 150 there isn't even an entry in the actuarial life tables.  obviously it is a significant day.

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"would you rather attend a new jersey saturday night married couple's party or be dead?"

".... ummmm ... wait i'm thinking.   ..... ummm ... i'd rather attend the party.   ..... i can always recoup at a later date."

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another election day and we're still surviving.  --

in mississipi a fertilized egg is still not a person.  is that a chicken egg or what?

in ohio anti-union law repealed.  certainly many people need the benefits of a union and the govt. should keep out.

in virginia republicans won but seem to be unaware that federal government jobs and small government contractors are creating all the jobs.

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WEDDING ANIVERSARY COMING UP.

we've been married 120 years but it was so great it only feels like 110 years.

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"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness--
oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow! "

UPDATED VERSION --  The Rubaiyat By Omar Khayyam Written 1120 A.C.E.

A laptop computer at hand - wow,
A computer game, bottle of beer --and Thou
Beside me singing in the ... ummm .. bedroom --
Oh, bedroom were Paradise enow!

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wrong again - yea!  giants and jets win.  defy las vegas line.  9 point underdogs, giants win by 3.  3 point underdogs, jets win by 16 over buffaloes or buffalo or something.

interesting statement of the day: from eli manning, “I’d rather be down by three with 1:30 left than up four with 1:30 to go and Tom Brady on the field,’’.  and he was and he won.

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the political situation here and worldwide is depressing.  fortunately according to the aarp ad there are 50 million senior citizens voting here.  they may be stupid, senile, egocetric and have completed their useless lives but you have to take care of numero uno.  hooray for geezers and geezettes.

bye.  i'm off to do nothing.  yea!
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when most people in the obits are (were) a generation younger than you, you know you're getting older. 

nevermind.

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fetus' uber alles.  new laws determine that a fetus is a person. 

and its probably smarter than the legislators and judges upholding it rights.

i know, you are too busy too worry about the fine details of government.  of course thats how mussolini and hitler got into office because we left the finer points of ruling nations to the experts.

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looks like both the jets and giants will be tested today.  both are underdogs.  giants especially are under, under, umderdogs.  losses will certainly turn my attention to ncaa basketball and then the yankees spring training activities.

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SHOWTIME

really busy today.  preparing my olde self to attend my grand daughter's performance in a play tonight.  must shave, shower, and dress myself.  phew - hard work!!  also drive there and back.

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NEW YORK CITY BASKETBALL PLAYERS WANTED

the closest to new york city top 25 pre-season ncaa basketball teams are connecticut, syracuse and pittsburgh.  where are all the great nyc basketball players?

MAYOR BLOOMBERG MUST ANSWER FOR THIS!

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business entities are stockpiling money.  they say its because employees want wages, and benefits.  the govt. wants taxes.

things were obviously so much better in the dark ages when there were no wages or benefits or specific taxation.

we must return to the good olde days.

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just switched the tv to imus on fox business for some intelligent discussion after the introduction of that ignorant foreign nitwit, dr. zbgniew, remnant of the (ugh) carter era on scarborough.

would he be on if he weren't mika's daddy?

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another mouth to feed with the seven billionth person born the other day.  i don't think we're having enough abortions.  businessmen just look on it as another ten cent an hour employee and a consumer.  mmmmm, monnnneyyyy!

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another woman has come forward to accuse herman cain of harassment.  in the defense dept. if you asked the typist to type something it was harassment.  do women imagine or make up stuff?  you betcha.

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TAKING AN AVERAGE

the smartest people (phds and others) will tell you to take the average.  also harriet crone my great great grandmother's neighbor in transylvania said, "take the average".  housewives of new jersey will say, "take the average".  doing that will make you feel better but you will then have three incorrect estimates: the high, the low, and the average.  good luck with that.

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JUST SAYIN' XXXVII

yea, i survived holloween last night and tom brokaw this morning on scarborough.

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looks like women brought down herman cain.  yea, they killed another man but still can't be king.  many times they imagine things that never happened or make things up.  bring back squeaky clean presidential contenders like bob dole and john mccain.

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rick perry's speech over the weekend does indicate he musta had too much of his back pain medication.

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but the most important event occurred when the NY GIANTS squeaked past the dolphins in what was expected to be a blowout win.  they do not look like superbowl champs.

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stock market today headed for a train wreck.  keep your money in your mattress.  nevermind, you are too smart to do this.

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so called, intellectual weekend, after seeing miller's, after the fall.  can you actually call this play an intellectual excursion?  no, its an ego trip for miller showing his version of his relationships with women.  a BS session like what adolescent boys do.  being an adolescent boy, i found it reasonably interesting.

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i see that presidential contender, cain, is accused of harassing women.  if you don't harass them, they're outraged.  if you do harass them, they're outraged.

nevermind, i have some suggestions but i don't want hate mail.

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kinky friedman is 67 today bragging that he has never held a job.  a true super hero.

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JUST SAYIN' XXXVI

boise state not likely to be a national champ.  they are off again as their no sweat schedule continues.  you just can't swagger into a national championship like you were a republican presidential candidate.

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newt gingrich - AAAGGgghhhh, noooooooo.  spending my last four years of life with him as president will make death expectations easier as his candidacy appears to be gathering momentum.  there are not enough four letter words to describe him.

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now to important things.  i've returned to playing diablo II during my spare time which seems to be most my time. so far i've been killed three times.  i start a new game when killed because i don't believe in resurrection.  when you're dead, you're dead.  my main problem is being too relaxed when things are going well and as in life the cretins will knock you down if you are not vigilant.

if and when diablo III comes out i'll probably get it provided there is a satisfactory single player mode.  i'm too old to compete with youths.   and of course will probably need a new computer because it will probably need an updated operating system. 

if there are good reviews i'll probably spring for an estimated minimum $600 for computer and game.  my children can afford it.

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JUST SAYIN' XXXV

i turned off the world series, game seven, last night in the top of the first when it seemed obvious that the game was over.  the rangers were leading 2-0 and the only out came from an attempted stolen base or something.  this was going to be a blowout.  i'm going to sleep.

as it turned out i was wrong.  musial, slaughter and (harry the cat) brecheen prevailed as they did the last time i watched the cardinals in a world series in bernie's apartment on bryant ave, awhile back.

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 " ... Autumn Clock Change Dates in ...2011
 ... U.S. Daylight Savings Time in 2011 Set your clocks backwards one hour, starting at 2:00 AM, on the first Sunday in November. ....


•DST 2011 - 6 November, 2011 ... "


the real reason for the date change is to avoid giving holloween trick or treaters an extra hour as occurred before 2007. 

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" ... Republicans threaten to subpoena White House records. ... "

outrage is the last refuge of a whore.

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JUST SAYIN' XXXIV

wasn't the world supposed to end this week???  these morons don't get anything right.,,,  probably republicans.



"...World doesn't end: California prophet had no Plan B

World news ...www.guardian.co.  ......
May 22, 2011 – Harold Camping spent millions of dollars telling the nations it was the end of days ; now his followers may need counselling......."

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texas rangers went the way of all texas BSers.  they not only lost but lost in spectacular fashion.  it was only game six.  game seven coming up.

its interesting even though its a faux world series.  YANKEES AND PHILLIES ARE THE REAL CONTENDERS.

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JUST SAYIN' XXXIII

teapot party to change national anthem to, "i'm a little teapot":
they will sing it on the capitol steps en masse.

I'm a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle (one hand on hip),
here is my spout (other arm out straight)
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout
Just tip me over and pour me out!

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THE TEAPOT PARTY AT WORK:





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my pretend grand daughter, lindsey lohan doing a photo shoot for playboy.  noooooo, seeing the photos would make me feel like a child porn voyeur.

she is cute.  isn't she?.
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congressional approval slips to 9%.  its probably an extension of the 9-9-9 plan to 9-9-9-9.  yea!

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"Occupy Wall Street protesters tear gassed in Oakland as they try ...‎ Daily Mail, uk"

why do i have to read UK newspapers to find this out.

is this libya or syria?

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as we head toward the cliff, 74% say the country is going the wrong way.  the other 26% are too busy trying to survive.

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JUST SAYIN' XXXII

rick perry is entertaining.  perry said he's just "pokin'" at obama concerning his birth certificate.  its refreshing to see a fellow adolescent mind at work.

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NYT:  " ... Banks Flooded With Cash ...  they are trying to discourage some depositors from parking that cash with them. ..... "

i thoght holding your cash was their business.  funny how i can remember a time when banks were in the business of making a small profit with your meager savings and were as happy as pigs in mud.

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SPORTS WEEKEND



breakfast  mmmmmmm .................

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well the jets didn't disappoint too much.  they won although not looking like superbowl champs in doing so.

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boise state appeared to have their hands full winning over airforce.  are they overrated?

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giants had a bye week.  hopefully they'll be at full strength next week - " .... Justin Tuck and 4 Players Thankful for Bye Week‎ ... "

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world series?  what world series?  i don't see YANKEES in the sports pages.

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BYE.  MUST HAVE MY OATMEAL NOW.

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jets favored over san diego today.  superbowl, here we come.

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saw, margin call, yesterday.  for such a great cast, it was a little disappointing.  go to see it just for the stars who include:
Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci, Ashley Williams

it "... revolves around the key people at a investment bank ...".  i need to see the balance sheet.  just verbally stating their financial troubles is too fuzzy.  but it will certainly remind you of the management at your firm.
 
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JUST SAYIN' XXXI

they're (whoever they are) sayin' that tyrants get their just rewards like gadaffi and mussolini.  i guess they've overlooked:

genghis kahn -  at about age 65 he either  fell off his horse, had a protracted illness such as pneumonia, died in battle, or killed by a princess who hid a small pair of pliers inside her vagina.

Francisco Franco - at 82, died in bed.

Augusto Pinochet - at 91, died in bed of heart attack.

Joseph Stalin - at 74, died in bed from warfarin (in the U. S.  " ... Approximately 31 million prescriptions for warfarin were written in 2004, according to the Food and Drug Administration. ... ")

nevermind.
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JUST SAYIN' XXX

it was noted that the last person seen with gadaffi was wearing a yankees baseball cap.  GO YANKEES!

it was reported that his captors did not know how he fell over a ten foot barricade and got many gunshot wounds. 

republicans are drooling over the prospect of all that oil.  they will drown in their oil, money and alcohol.  the only problem is that people here cannot drive over broken roads and bridges.  just send money overseas.  40% of it is kickbacked to republicans.  they'd rather die than give up money.

nevermind, apparently the electorate would rather be unemployed.  jesus was unemployed. 

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JUST SAYIN' XXIX

the faux world series began yesterday with an amazing win by the cardinals over the (ugh) texas whatevers.

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the real champions, yankees and phillies were not allowed to showcase their teams as, wall street, sucks up more money with their so called playoff stuff.

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interestingly, steve jobs, death still lingers on.  we've had president's deaths with less fuss.

of course he was more constructive and productive than some of our BS presidents.

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JUST SAYIN' XXVIII

"Norman Corwin, ‘poet laureate of radio,’ dies at 101"

congrats to mr. corwin for lasting 101 years.  my friend, artie, also deceased was agreat fan.  corwin's classic, "on a note of triumph (MAY 8, 1945)" can still be heard on podcasts and the npr website.  it celebrates the end of the german-bastard war ii.  SO MUCH FOR EUROPEAN WISDOM!!

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" .... They're finally done in and the rat is dead in an alley back of Wilhemstrasse/ Take a bow G.I./ Take a bow Little Guy/ The superman of tomorrow lies at the feet/ Of you common men of this afternoon.''

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WHO HOLDS A GRUDGE??????

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JUST SAYIN' XXVII

elmore leonard, my i-wish alter ego, wrote how disney creatures assemble near his patio.

he has more heart than i.  i prefer just shooting them.




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obama and the korean leader appear to be really energetic and physiacally fit.  can any republican appear as hardy and active.  doubt it.

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JETS COMING BACK???  they win after 3 game losing sreak.  now 3-3, superbowl here we come.

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YEA! giants win.  beating up on some team from some wannabe city, buffalo.

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must get some bialys from whole foods today.  we are in a bialy deprived area.  the whole foods version is close enough especially when there is a $56 shipping charge from an authentic nyc bakery.

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MORNING RANT IV

KILL THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the rabbits and groundhog win.  i lose.  they ravage, pillage, and rape the flowers in my two large (4'x1'x7") home made wooden window boxes on the ledge on my porch.  they climb/jump into the boxes and eat and destroy the plants i love soooo much (sob).  i would gladly shoot them if my wife and the local government and neighbors would not object.

i enclosed the boxes with white plastic shelving on the sides and back and netting to no avail.  either me or the critters are stupid.  i'm not sayin'.

after they ate or destroyed my selected beautiful plants (grown from seed by hand with tlc), i put in some impatiens and dianthus.  they left the impatiens alone.  

next year i'll try some store bought colorful impatiens and white begonias.

life must go on.

KILL THE CRITTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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JUST SAYIN' XXVI

looking forward to seeing the GREAT NY GIANTS beat up on buffalo on sunday.

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exhibition games continue in major league baseball.  when are the REAL champions, YANKEES AND PHILLIES, going to play their world series.

NO PHONY TEAMS, PLEASE.

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JUST SAYIN' XXV

texas after rick perry

we don't want any stinkin' communist regulations.

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everyone has a different view of the meaning of the "occupy wall street" movement.  for starters i would like to see small "mom and pop" businesses be kept to one set of books and pay their taxes.  and sales tax is not just another way to pick up extra cash.

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back in granma's house:



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JUST SAYIN' XXIV

jesus and mohammad were on their way to the shuffleboard courts in heaven when they met a magic bean salesman.  ..........  umm ... i forget.

after buying some magic beans they met humpty dumpty sitting on a wall.  they said, "let us help you down".
 ....... ooops .... nevermind.
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can't vote for the pizza king, herman cain.  pizza bad for me, 9% sales tax is just more money for small business to pocket.

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JUST SAYIN' XXIII

is this a reichstag thing?
the possible guilty include republicans, defense contractors, israel, the telephone company, oil companies, bank of america ..............

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my sports season has ended.  fortunately, NCAA basketball coming up soon.
 
well, ..... maybe ... boise state can possibly get into a major bowl game.  we'll see.  the future is before us (duh).
 
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JUST SAYIN' XXII

another one twelfth birthday.  yea!!!!
 
each one twelfth birthday is equivalent to about four gerbil years.  double yea!!!!!

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PRE-COFFEE BRAINLESS STUFF: BREAKUP LETTERS

 #1 (copied from the internet) edited by me

"I want you to know that you mean the world to me. I will always treasure the moments we spent together, and I know we will have many more of those moments in the future, considering that I'm marrying your sister Emily in two weeks! Yeah, isn't it crazy! We had wanted you to come to the wedding, but we decided we couldn't wait that long. ...... I know God had something better in mind for both of us. ....... I hope we can still be really good friends, otherwise Emily would feel bad. Anyways, have a great day!"

letter #2

computer generated breakup letter:

http://www.dearjohn.com/


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coffee ...........

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DIALYSIS: PHYSICIAN BREAKUP

future open letters to my nephrologist upon urging me to go for dialysis:

test letter #1

go f--- yourself.

test letter #2

i'd rather be dead.  do you know a good physician-assisted suicide program.  thanks.

test letter #3

i appreciate your efforts on my behalf but i have to wash my hair.

test letter #4

thank you for your great and knowledgeable opinion.  its not you its me.  i will think about your prescription.  i'll call you.  don't call me.


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fortunately i'm in perfect health for 150 years old so these letters are of no concern to me.

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