A Conversaton with Elizabeth
1998
Re: Emoticons May be Necessary
From:
larry.m.mixson@bvs.com (LARRY M. MIXSON)
To:
Elizabeth
Date: Fri, 27 Feb
1998 10:11:41 -0800
Subject: Re: Emoticons May be
Necessary
Your right, I didn't catch the joke. What a flash back, I remember your
sense of humor was sometimes difficult to tell if you were joking or
not. You would make a "joke" with such a straight face, and when you
smiled it was with such a small wiry smile. Do you still have long hair?
You used to have such beautiful long brown hair. I have gotten a bit
balder and am about half gray now with my mustache about three quarters
gray.
Yes I got into NYT OK. I have been into it before and so had already
registered. I have about a dozen news sources in my bookmarks but I
spend most of my "news" time on the CNN web page.
I know how hard it can be with an AZ person. The first time I met my
sister's mother in law she could talk and get around but each year she
got worse. My sister would describe some of the things she would do and
over the years she would do crazier and crazier things. My sister in
then end had to watch her continuously for she might wonder off or hurt
herself. I still don't know how my sister was able to handle it for all
those years. Being your mother I could understand how the emotional
attachment could make it that much worse.
My parents have just turned 70 and are still in relatively good health.
My father had a heart bypass 18 years ago and now is starting to have a
little problem with his heart again. I expect my father will most likely
die of heart problems and go quickly. My mother on the other hand could
live much longer and has the prospect of getting Parkinson's as her
mother does. I don't look forward to the time when my parents can't take
care of themselves.
I was very nice that your mother thought of you and collected lions for
you. My mother has never done anything like that. My mother did save
many items from my childhood which she has given me over the years. When
I was home a few weeks ago she gave me some more that she found while
cleaning the house in preparation for their move. Forty one years in the
same house, what memories that house has for them and for me. I still
find it hard to believe they actually are selling it. Each time I get
these "treasures" from my childhood I look at them and the memories
associated with them. Wow...
I find it admirable that you do Laubach Tutor volunteer work. As for
myself I have been a
Boy Scout leader for the past four years. I was the
Scout Master one year but found it took too much time so now I am only
an Assistant Scout Master. I enjoy working with the boys and most of all
going camping with them. Although I love and enjoy my daughter sometimes
regret not having a son.
Who are you when your memories go? Perhaps it would give one a freedom,
freedom of the past, allowing one to live in the present.
Larry
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