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Great Depression

At the Roast for My Great-Aunt Corrine’s 100th Birthday

October 17, 2010

Aunt Shelia: Could somebody get this lady some prune juice already. Wait, make that a Scotch and soda. What’s a little drunkeness when you’ve already got dementia? Dad: Aunt Corrine remembers the Great Depression. It was right around the time she had that mid-life crisis. Uncle Ron: After Pop died, I don’t want to say [...]

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Stuck in an Elevator with My Grandpa’s Lover

March 4, 2010

I just want you to know that I’m not trying to replace your grandmother. My grandmother voted for Eisenhower. You’re a dude. I’m not worried. You know what I mean. Were we in algebra together? Papi said you’d have a hard time with this…with us. Were you his caregiver at Shady Pines? He says you [...]

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