Which Reminds Me

Yes, I vaguely remember that a high school classmate of mine announced her intention of becoming an FBI agent. That was 10th grade. I never really heard whether that ever happened. I suppose that the FBI can always use some Italian people to help in their righteous crusade against the mafia criminals, given that they have a special ability to infiltrate the mafia and document their personal tax history and other details of their personal lives. I don't see where that has anything to do with me. I am not Italian. I don't have any mafia connections. Those people all look the same to me. I wouldn't be of much use to anyone, it would seem.   

Which Reminds Me

Yes, I vaguely remember at college, during an open house in the dorm, that Tom Pettix and she were sitting there talking loudly about how they have nothing to hide, hands strangely clasped in front of them, and I suppose that I could have asked them to knock themselves out trying to explain what they meant by that, although I did not do that. What else would they do with that? It just wouldn't be worth it, trying to push that point any farther than it has already gotten.

Which Reminds Me

Yes, I vaguely remember the time when she was telling us about how she had been somewhere with Paul Olsen, and how she pinched him on the rear end, as if that were so funny. Shocking actually, but she is so stupid. Why are we dredging up all the garbage of a person who was such a terrible influence on me, as if it were the other way around.

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Yes, I vaguely remember during college, Tom Shirey was talking about having gone to see Ann Kimmel, a famous author and speaker who wrote little books whose typography was a bit unusual, but anyway Tom was talking about he thinks she is so cute and he really likes her little voice and so forth and so on in praise of Ann Kimmel. I forget now who else was listening to this conversation. Janet Mud? It wasn't only me who was hearing about that from Tom. Coincidentally, I had also read some of her books, but never went to see one of her public appearances so I can't say very much about that. I don't have any insights beyond what few books I read or at least half-read. I have so many books that I intended to read but I am not sure when I will get back around to finishing that 

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Yes, the way you say that makes it sound as if I had previously been aware of all of these cranberry connections, as if I had ever met all those other people, I only know they are the reflections of Uncle Winfred, and their rock-crushing operations, but whatever. That is none of our business. Needless to say. Obviously. We might try to be nice to Hawaii for Uncle Joe's sake, given that they lived there for some time, whereas we have no clue about Hawaii. I really couldn't care less about Hawaii. I liked to read those little books by what's-her-name, who talked about the problems of being a white person living in Hawaii, but she later married an Idaho potato farmer and disappeared from public view.

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Yes, I vaguely remember that my mother's pineapple upside down cake was a delicious dessert back in the day, especially when entertaining guests, although not recently. However, I sort of doubt that we are particularly attached to one or another brand of canned pineapple. The Dole brand is not necessarily a requirement for successful baking of a pineapple upside down cake, needless to say. Also, why should I waste my vote on a pack of Pineapple Party slop, when I could follow the example of all those smart people who are splitting their party ticket in the sort of One Party way? Now, there is something for shallow minds to ponder.

Which Reminds Me

Yes, I vaguely remember, while reading great-grandmother's diaries, noting that she had stopped there in Arkansas, during her cross-country trip of maybe 1960, to visit some persons who I could not understand who that would be, but probably by now, 60 years later, all dead probably, due to old age, if for no other reason. So there is really nothing that I have to say to Arkansas.