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Archive for January, 2008

The Girls’ Birthdays 2005

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

We had a joint birthday celebration  for Ashleigh and Briana in 2005 as we had in the past - and would again in the future. Ashleigh would be celebrating her 15th birthday on March 21 and Briana would be seeing her 12th on March 22. We held the gathering on Saturday the 19th, which was the day […]

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Pictures From My Fourth Birthday (Sort Of)

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Just when I didn’t think I had anything of the kind, I discovered a few snapshots nestled into one of my Grandma Range’s photo albums. Actually, the photos were taken at Bill and Dottie’s house in New Lebanon for a joint celebration of my birthday and my cousin Rob’s birthday, which happens to fall 13 days […]

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Two Lovely Ladies From the 1940’s Films

Monday, January 14th, 2008

For years, Laurel and Hardy’s films from the 1940’s have been picked on, put down, and shunned by most Laurel and Hardy fans. In recent days, the films have seen new life by getting very nice DVD reissues and have been re-evaluated by many fans who now consider them small masterpieces in their own right. […]

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Usually the week between Christmas and New Years is reserved for eating leftovers, playing with new toys, lamenting the removal of decorations, and generally no excitement whatsover. This week in 1995 would have been no exception had it not seen a visit from my friend and a fellow Son of the Desert member from Seattle, Washington. Jack […]

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I’m Walkin’

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

I’ve always been proud that my first words came relatively early at about nine months and I began taking my first steps and walking alone at ten months and eleven months respecitvely. Proud as if these accomplishments came as a result of some intense training and unprecedented skill levels. The fact is that I was simply ready […]

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