What else is there to this autumn rainy New York day but the laundry and expand my vocabulary by looking up the meaning of ‘dispositive wisdom’ and ‘elide’, a couple of words that were either new to me or whose meanings I’d forgotten.” Article content

I call Uncle Mudge in Kagawong. He’ll know their meaning, and at the same time, I’ll catch up on his take on Island news. I also wanted to wish him a belated happy birthday. He’s such a snappy nonagenarian. Article content

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“Thank you, Bonnie,” he said, “I’m not old, just pre-historic with privileges. Life’s like my pickup truck, a little rust here and there, with a few parts rattling until they go missing, sporting a new transmission, and waiting to put on my winter tires. But, I’m still good

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