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Yes, it's miraculous what drs can do when there's a
complication. Colin's cord prolapsed when his water broke, which happened in the hospital. I started not even to tell anyone, but then I thought it was stupid to lie there wet, so I called a nurse. She was the one who noticed he was in distress ...

Wow, maybe Phoebe really was doing back flips! It's so rare for a baby to turn again after they've already turned.

I don't doubt that keeping Millie in her familiar surroundings is the best way to go. I'm sure you'll decide what's in her best interest.

When my daughter and I went to Charleston last Oct, I was surprised to learn how important South Carolina was in the Revolutionary War. I knew the Civil War had started there, but I'd never known that the majority of Rev War battles had happened there. I just finished a book I bought there about ...

Without living there, it's hard to know what was really going on between those two women. Since your Aunt Betsy did pass away, perhaps she just wasn't feeling well much of the time.

I'm sure you'll choose wisely for Millie's companion. As for her diet, I think much of our longevity is beyond our ...

HH, since you're a father of school-aged kids, you should know that there's a good animated series called Liberty's Kids that teaches children about the Revolutuon. My kids watched it on tv in the 90s, I think, and since then we've acquired the whole series on dvd. It tells the history of the ...

I feel pretty ignorant now. I once spent a week in colonial Williamsburg (an academic conference of sorts, where we all took specialized classes from other profs), but I never even knew about this side of it, that they would make and sell reproductions of their antiques, etc. And I am a little ...

What a fabous collection, Andy! Thanks for the close up of the VA spoon. And those fire hydrants! I don't think they did that around here. I'd have remembered that.

IDK about this year. I don't think there's been the media hype in the run-up that we experienced back in the 70s. And then, the ...

Yes, the con artists are out there in full force, so it's a time to be vigilant. I don't know much about hiring caregivers. Is there any sort of organization that offers bonded workers?

Another thing I recall about the Bicentennial is that, when I moved to Nashville for grad school in fall '75, they played the national anthem.in the movie theaters before every movie, and the whole audience would pop up and stand for the anthem. Having just come from Mississippi, that seemed funny ...

I think the diner will be a superb venue for Phoebe's party. As you say, it's really a slice of Americana.

I may have jumped the gun by bringing up the 4th, but I've already spent some $$s on decorations, so it was on my mind.

The Bicentennial came at an odd time. The country was pretty ...

I'm sorry about your aunt's death. And what a hardship for your uncle! Losing your companion of 50+ years is hard to fathom.

Your Aunt Millie's attitude doesn't shock me. I recall a tv segment about centenarians, by Hugh Downs, back in the 90s. He said one quality they all seem to share is letting ...

Is anyone making special plans for the 4th of July this year? I've bought some home decor, but otherwise will probably be low key. However, I am thinking back to the Bicentennial fifty years ago. I can hardly believe it's been half a century since that time, and I'm wondering if the festivities this ...

Well, the play my daughter flew to NYC to see last Tuesday just got 5 Tony nominations today, including 3 for acting, so I guess she knew what she was doing.

Her current fave, Tveit, was not nominated, but he already has a Tony, and she had thought the other guy's performance (Nicholas Christopher ...

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She went to NYC to see a musical called Chess, which she already knew had problems with the book. That is, its musical performances were strong, but the story line was not. But as a former theater major, she has strong opinions about Broadway performers, and she really wanted to see an actor ...

Yes, Happy Walpurgisnacht!

My daughter's birthday was day before yesterday, and she decided to celebrate it by flying to NYC and seeing a play. I picked her up from the airport yesterday, and as we drove home we passed a business that had one of those giant skeletons in front of it. It hadn't been ...