Red Alert the Month Before 9/11

But I was not surprised.

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She'll Meet Me At The Gates

Who would I most like to talk to? She and I have made plans for her to meet me when I cross over.

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Forever was not to be, but we surely had the time of our lives!

No date for me tonight.  A busy Friday night at the fraternities and here I sit.  In Smedes Parlor.  As the fellows arrive to fetch their dates, I get their names and page the girls that their date has arrived.  Each of us has this duty twice a semester.  A dull...

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There are Heirlooms and Then There are Heirlooms

When I showed the finished gown to my mother, she looked at me with such an amazingly strange expression that I knew I was missing something important.

 “Why don’t you want to use the family gown”?

 “What family gown?” I asked totally lost.

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Watch That Speedometer!

And under the judge's glaring eyes, my lawyer and I departed the courtroom.

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Foot Stomping

I was an A+ foot stomper.  Got sent to my room so many times, so many times each week, actually.  You ask why did I continue to stomp my foot when I knew the “punishment”?  Well, I’ll tell you.  There were two reasons.

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