I found this note that my mom wrote to herself. It’s one of the rare instances in which she dated something she wrote. It reads: My life is going to change this week. I talk about positive, realistic, rational affirmation having a physiological response. The only time I lost a significant amount of weight and […]
7/4/03 David, This was actually in the bag with your Gator stuff. I almost threw it away and then I realized it was a postcard. Anyway, I thought you might like it. Hope you liked the silly Gator stuff … The neighbors are setting off lots of fireworks. That used to drive Reebok crazy! Anyway […]
Jen and I were able to stand on ground zero because Tara knew where to go. Many of the buildings were wrapped in metal mesh to keep falling debris off people working below. There was still a lot of activity there, including heavy equipment moving “stuff.”
“The Dairy Freeze has been there on Conimicut Road forever, or 53 years if you want to believe the sign. We used to stop there all the time and get banana splits for about $.50. They also had great lemonade.”
“Uncle Dic and Auntie Gloria — he’s Nana’s only remaining brother — she has a glass eye. They used to scare me because they always seemed so perfect and Uncle Dic was very stern, but I had a great time seeing them and really felt a lot of affection for them.” from left to right: […]
St. Patrick’s Church in the school auditorium. We used to set up a couple of hundred chairs and have prayer meetings once a week. There was incredible music and lots of love. People were committed to making the depressed neighborhood better by bringing the Word of God to the people. Thus the Word of God […]