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Thank you Lenny. It's been 15 years since Sister's husband passed and 13 years for my mother. Sometimes, it feels just like yesterday. I think this gloomy weather the past few days has put me in a gloomy mood. Heading off to re-read @Sea Dog and @bobmacliberty reviews & of course to follow @singinalot upcoming review to put me in a more sunny disposition. 🙂
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I couldn't agree more Graham. My mother had Alzheimer disease, one of the more rare, early onset forms - early 60's - where she first lost her ability to speak coherently, followed by radical personality changes. Because her speech was reduced to gibberish, we could never determine how much long and short term memory loss there was. Despite our best efforts, my father and siblings could no longer care for her & checked her into a nursing home. The doctors said she would live only 18 months. She lasted 8 more years. At the same time, my sisters husband had Huntington Disease in his late 40s, which is also a degenerative brain disease. Seeing 2 family members slowly fade away is difficult and as you said, you only realize how bad when you are the one caring for them every days for years on end. Ain't I just a ray of sunshine today?
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Quantum & Ovation Plus - 30 Day Live (hopefully)
HBE4 replied to bobmacliberty's topic in Royal Caribbean International
A fact I haven't googled but I heard that Dolly has written more than 3,000+ songs, including many commercial jingles. I'm guessing that she probably wrote more songs for others than she sang herself. -
Quantum & Ovation Plus - 30 Day Live (hopefully)
HBE4 replied to bobmacliberty's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I see a Penguin too. Most likely an Emperor Penguin although I see hints of Galapagos Penguin, which would make sense as it's the only Penguin species north of the equator. *** Yes, I googled types of Penguins. 🙂 -
It wasn't that long ago that the dream was the 2 New York teams would meet in the World Series, aka The Subway Series. (Fun fact: the 2 stadiums are not on the same subway line. You have to go out of the way to transfer at Grand Central Station). Now it's a dream if either team can make it that deep into the playoffs. 😟
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Which is why I was surprised the other 2 power companies had a program in place to reimburse people as the power outrages was caused by a severe storm that passed thru. Some people were without power for up to 3 weeks but ours was restored after 5 days. Pretty sure there was a cap as to how much they would reimburse. As our food loss was minimal, I didn't bother filing anything.
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Does the power company reimburse for food lose? A few years ago, we lost power for an extended period time when a rare August tornado touched down. Someone told me that the electric company will reimburse for food lose. As you are familiar with the area, there are 3 major electric companies - ConEd, O&R and NYSEG. Sure enough, 2 of the 3 would reimburse, my electric supplier - NYSEG - did not, saying that was the responsibility of the insurance company. I didn't argue or follow-thru as we ended up packing up as much of the perishables we could & stayed with family so the food lose was minimal.
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Speaking of Leonard the cat 😉....I found a dead mouse in my washing machine today. Judging by the smell, it had been there for while. How does a mouse end up in my washing machine? It's a top loader & I always would leave the top lid open after using so it to dry out for a day before closing the lid. Monday was laundry day so I would have closed the lid on Tuesday. Yep, the mouse must've been "hiding" somewhere in the innards of the washing machine drum & was trapped for 3 days. Now, in the 28 Pre-cat years of living in this house, I've never had a mouse in the house. At least, that I know of. Never saw a live one, dead one or any signs left behind of one. Less than 2 months of having Leonard - Mr. Apex Predator that stares longingly at squirrels out the window all day long - I'm finding rodents in the house that he should be hunting? He better start taking care of business inside the house otherwise I might start calling him Garfield. 😄. For those unfamiliar with the comic strip, Garfield was a very lazy cat that made friends with mice rather than hunt them.
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It's great to see you back. For the record, I believe everything you post so there is no need for double-checking or triple verification as far a I'm concerned, just as I believe everyone else when they post stories from their past or the accomplishments of their children. In the case of Mickey Mantle playing in the outfield, I chalk it up to fuzzy memories from events that happened 55 years ago, not your intent to deceive or spread misinformation. Lord knows, I have trouble remembering minute details of events from 10 years ago. 🙂 I've always enjoyed your stories of your past accomplishments so hopefully you choose to share them here as well. Again, no need to post a source and I'm certainly not going to be triple checking every post you write looking for minor inconsistencies in the wording. I have no time nor desire to to such a thing. Not sure who amongst us would. 😉 😇 So post away!!! 👍 Looking forward to it.