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His cardiologist says Fred’s doing well for a man of 80. It won’t be his heart that kills him.
I understand what you mean when you say you’re alone and hope someone rings your bell day or night but that’s not the case with me.
You see things at the rest home you don’t expect to see. New veteran in his Korea cap is whipping everyone else in pool. He never has to bend over
The Nazis call her Hilda, this ancient woman who makes a simple living in a bathroom in Berlin giving high colonics
Two men running for office disagree about everything but have one thing in common. They won’t release their tax returns.
After the Inauguration, perhaps he will take his family on vacatio… Hawaii’s an oasis during the winte… But in time he’ll watch for someth… that will challenge his skill set.
He’s supposed to be a feral cat and I’d never tell him otherwise but when my wife goes shopping he waits hours for her patiently on his haunches
I’m on my way to Larry’s Place, a food pantry in the city. I park a block away because parking in front of Larry’s isn’t wise even if one drives
In a storefront laundry on North Clark Street brown draperies release this quiet man who has my shirts.
You love your grandson, this blue bundle in your arms. There’s no doubt about that. He has peaches for cheeks and the sky’s in his eyes
The last visitor before I sleep is always the old priest puffing up the stairs to my door, a wine cask under each arm, a loaf of pumpernickel in his teet…
Aaron loves the show on television about antiques. Tonight they have a Grecian vase worth close to a million dollars. Aaron has stuff in the basement
Wally and Stan neighbors on the same block for 30 years never had a problem until Wally asked Stan over
A doctor by day Ralph spends his nights ordering tulip bulbs from Holland beautiful and rare
During the day there might be three cars parked at different places anywhere on the block. But at midnight there isn’t