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To: Rambi who wrote (41916)11/16/1999 7:52:00 PM
From: Gauguin  Respond to of 71178
 
No, Rambi, sweetheart, that isn't what I was thinking, you ninny.

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Sorry. I always wanted to say that. Looked like a good time.

Remember, you love me, in spite of myself.

You really think I know more about it, having been there? The whole thing was mystifying. Vague. You are sure polite, mom.

I didn't smoke dope at the time, but I probably should have. I might remember more. And have been sick less.

Is it okay to say dope? Should we say grass? You know, I never said grass. Not once. What do people say "these days?" Anybody know? What the heck do "teen-agers" (isn't that a peculiar word?) say?

I have some friends, not very many, oh my god, who still smoke it! Yes! Incredible! And one of them said to me one time, coming down from the upstairs bathroom, "Thirty five years of hiding this. (Cough.) Thir-tee yeers. First from my parents; now from my kids."

"Soon from your grandkids, Bucky. Yah. Thirty five years, and we're still hiding it. Amazing, isn't it?" We shook our heads. Ama-zing.

You would think that would be different by now. Wouldn't ya?

Spooky.

Really, if you think about it, spooky.

I think dope is the best word, though. It's my favorite.

"Illicit narcotics" is pretty good, though.



To: Rambi who wrote (41916)11/17/1999 10:33:00 AM
From: Edwarda  Respond to of 71178
 
The cousin with whom I am closest, as close as a sister, had breast cancer years ago. She's fine now, no hint of recurrence; yet I still watch over her like a hawk and probably feel more concern than she does today.

It would be crazy to deny concern and fear. However, there is plenty of reason to feel hope as well and to offer all the support we can in frightening times when it is difficult to hope.