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Raoul’s 2 Cents<\/h5>\n

Old Friends<\/span><\/h2>\n
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I got a call from an old friend last Monday. Even though we had not seen each other in almost 20 years I knew her immediately. Dorothy (her real name) is now 87 years young. She travels with a walker, She can only hear from her right ear. Her husband passed away 5 years ago. The arthritis in her hands stole her joy of writing. You would think she’d be all gloomy but no. She sounded as spritely as the day I last saw her. And her memory and sense of humor are still intact. We must have spoken for an hour.<\/p>\n

After her call I thought about my other\u00a0old friends<\/em>\u00a0and realized I have so many older friends. Lee, another old friend sent me a few of his mug shots. When he read I did caricatures of some nurses 2 weeks back, he was emboldened to ask for his own caricature. Only real friends would dare ask that kind of favor. I did a quickie and he said he loved it. Now he wants to have dinner with me and my wife when isolation is no longer a fad.<\/p>\n

Lois, another older friend who I collaborated with in her book (Tom the Mouse<\/a>), is moving way out North to be closer to her grown up daughter. I intend to help her blow her 90th birthday candle before she moves away. I will miss seeing her.<\/p>\n

John, my business partner is pushing 80 as well and I enjoy talking about our business and about social issues since he’s also a history professor.<\/p>\n

Tom, Mike, Ed, Mel, Chuck, Don, Heather, John … good friends … old friends. They replete with wisdom. They have so much to share. Although their bodies slow them down, their minds are still alert and active. Why do I love chats with old people? Could it be that I’m “old people” too?<\/p>\n

Dorothy said our phone conversation made her day.\u00a0 I’m sorry to disagree because it was she that made mine.<\/p>\n

Be safe, be healthy, and remember, if you are blessed with an old friend, wisdom is there for the picking. TGIF people!<\/p>\n

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future<\/em>.\u00a0 — Proverbs 19:20<\/p>\n

Raoul<\/p>\n

\"Good<\/p>\n

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Joke of the Week<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thanks to Cheryl of Arcadia, CA for sharing this joke<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"TGIF<\/p>\n

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Video: Dance Time<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to Nani of the City of San Juan, Philippines
\nClever young ventriloquist with a voice that is out of this world.
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