[or-roots] Another Christmas Story

[dgoodma02 at comcast.net]

Dorothy:  It's called Entropy!!  Everything gets older.
I've another Christmas Story.  I'll try to get the story straight and then send it.
I call it my Worst/Best Christmas.

--
Bob Goodman 
USAF Retired 
University Place, Washington

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> Quoting dgoodma02 at comcast.net: 
> 
> > As I'm sure you all know by now, I was born on Christmas Day in 1928, in 
> > Portland, Oregon, but we lived in Pendelton, Walla Walla, and Tacoma, WA, 
> > during the 30's. We were fortunate during the Depression, as my Dad had a 
> > good Job and got a pay raise during that period. 
> > One Christmas morning (1936?) when we opened gifts I found two packages for 
> > me under the Tree. One had a card with Happy Birthday on it the Other was 
> > labeled Merry Christmas. Each package contained ONE Roller Skate!! 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Bob Goodman 
> > USAF Retired 
> > University Place, Washington 
> 
> 
> I was born the day after you were. Yes, the many years of leaving one present 
> under the tree until the next day! 
> 
> How did your birthday parties turn out? It never worked out for me. People 
> were always gone for the holidays, had company, or later in life,-had 
> hangovers! 
> 
> One year during the war, Mom decided I was going to have a birthday party! She 
> scheduled it on Holloween. She went to a lot of trouble making everything 
> perfect. 
> 
> The evening of the party, darkness came and so did my excitement. Then - guess 
> what. We had a practice Air Raid!! it lasted until too late for anyone to 
> come. 
> 
> Does this mean I don't get older? 
> 
> Dorothy 
> 
> kat1928 at integrity.com 
> 
> 
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