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Dunno if (m)any people noticed, but I haven't been around much lately, but I thought I'd put why. The main reason has been that my daughter got married last week. Plus, last week, a good friend had to have a kidney removed due to cancer; he seems to be doing fine now, though.
Yesterday I took my ten-year-old car to the dealership (yeah, I know, but our regular mechanic's shop doesn't have the tools to get into the transmission); they called this afternoon and told me the repairs will cost $5000. (Actually, $4935.18.) So I paid for the diagnostics and drove it back home. It does run, if imperfectly, and the brakes do stop the vehicle despite the fact that the ABS no longer works.
When I got home, I sat down here at my computer for some needed relaxation...and found an e-mail from my special cousin, the closest thing I have to a brother and the one whom I named my son after, saying he'd had surgery for prostate cancer over the weekend. I promptly called him and we had a nice long chat, and, although he had some other difficult news to relate, he himself is doing well.
However, our new pastor made Bible Study quite interesting this evening, and as always, choir practice was fun. So I am kind of...shellshocked, I guess; but overall think I might be able to catch my breath over the next few days. I hope.
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Here's hoping you have a chance to put your feet up for a spell.
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I have indeed noticed your absence. Hope everything settles soon.
best regards.
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Ahhh...getting better already: thanks!
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When you get time, tell us about the fun in choir practice. Seriously.
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Congratulations on the main reason, Jackie! Wish the new couple luck and prosperity on the highway of marriage. 
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Some years ago, our director at the time asked us to sing short, sharp notes, something like a dog's bark; whereupon my husband piped up with, "Beware of choir"! The same director would sometimes want us to sound like Scandinavian opera singers, whereupon he'd cup his hands over his chest and sing, "Steel bra, steel bra" in a perfect fourth. (Think Day is Done, or A-hunting We Will Go.) We might announce something to the effect that no matter what the composer intended we'll do it our way. Mostly we just love wordplay and friendly teasing; for ex. my friend who isn't as big as I am but who nevertheless is not slender, accidentally sounded some piano keys when she stepped back; someone immediately said, "Well, that's using your assets". That usage hasn't been forgotten! Another one that hasn't been forgotten came from the lady who is legally blind, but requires a bit of explanation first. We keep our anthems in 3-ring binders, and not all of us are good about keeping them in order. So when we're about to begin a different one, the question, "What does that one look like?" is heard fairly frequently. One of those times, the blind lady held up her brown Braille sheet and said, "It looks like this." And, some of us frequently stand out in the parking lot afterwards and tell jokes; not always clean ones, either! 
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