Which Reminds Me

Yes, I vaguely remember that during high school one day, maybe in a class or a study hall, Kathy gave a speech about how when she gets home from school she shuts herself in her room to be alone for some time and to get away from all the noise of her large and busy family of numerous siblings.

Yes, and who doesn't need to spend some time alone, thus to shut out the siblings? There was nothing unusual or special about that. Everybody probably has the same idea. We all need to spend time alone sometimes, although maybe not always.

Which Reminds Me

Yes, sometimes I think that I hear in the distance Heather's various cats and dogs making a loud ruckus: Arf! arf! arf! They never really talk to me. They are performing in a show for the benefit of someone else, obviously not me, and they really do love having this opportunity to vent their utter contempt of me. Oh, they work for the U.S. government? What a lovely thought, my own country despises me that much.

Which Reminds Me

Probably many people know by now that my grandmother's name was Esther.

It takes quite a bit more digging to figure out that her mother, our great-grandmother Mary, had a stepsister also named Esther, of whom nothing is known, just a name on a genealogy chart, or is that a research mistake, how did those unrelated people get attached to our family tree, not someone that we ever had any contact with. I really would not know anything about that. I didn't do anything. Who on the planet has ever heard of "Trust" magazine?

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Yes, how odd, I am suddenly reminded that my grandmother's name was Esther. Yes, I seem to remember that she had a record that was a dramatized narration of the Bible book of Esther, which she played for us. She also had an autoharp which she played on occasion, singing songs for the children in her Sunday School class.

How odd that you would be asking about that.

Which Reminds Me

Yes, whatever happened to Vickie Canfield, who was with the Open Bible church? There is so much conflicting information out there, I might be afraid to ask these people's opinions about that, especially those who were on the hiking trip. Maybe they are just as confused as I am, or maybe they all bought Bob's line hook and sinker. Either way, I don't know what to think about that.

Which Reminds Me

I seem to remember hearing that someone was trying to exchange my mother, whose name is Betty, for that other Bettie Davis, who was married to George Davis. They were missionaries in Peru for many years where they adopted a little Peruvian girl as their daughter, before becoming aviation missionaries. George had a little airplane that he flew all over South America.

Which Reminds Me

To be broadcasting today from Lower Slobovia might be a reference to that silly tape which my sister and I made with David and Timmy many long years ago. I am thinking that the "Slobovia" reference was actually David's idea. He explained something about the personal meaning for him. What else was on the tape I have no idea. I cannot remember anythign about that. I hope that you didn't share that with those insect peoples who have no sense of humor. What a waste.