Lois and I will be headed north tomorrow for a family reunion in Hillside, NJ.

I'm excited because I have cousins and nieces I haven't met in decades, you know how that goes.

Mom will be 90 on June 14, and she's still the vibrant, feisty lady I remembered as a kid.

It's funny, but I still learn from this great lady today. Oddly enough, I learn more from her today

than I ever did before, about the larger things in life that I wasn't able to grasp as a snot-nosed kid.

Of course, mom would tell you that her first born is still a snot-nosed kid.

This reminds me of the old adage by Mark Twain, who I much admire, quote:

"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.

But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." Mark Twain

Anyway gang, I'll be back to haunt ya'll on Tuesday of next week, so until then please hold down the fort,

and don't depend on the posse because they are totally sozzled

Chow Gang,

Roger

Have a fun time.

Happy Birthday to your mother, too.  

WOW!

That is terrific.

I REALLY hope my parents live to be that old. I cannot imagine what life would be like without them.

 Coolest people on this planet...older Ladies. Be sure and wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY for me...

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