Jane,?
Sorry for the delay in approving your post. I forgot that the system is set to have the moderator approve the first email by a new member and then allows the moderator to "set them free"...
Welcome to lafamigliaruggieri! Randy
On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 7:58 AM Jane Hynes < jcshynes@...> wrote: HA!? cannot be any different from me turning around trying to keep my boys entertained, awake until naptime at home, and last but not least, quiet!
On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 2:59 PM Sally Stier < sastier@...> wrote:
Dad and Mim spent a lot of time together. Like the rest of my family, Dad found his company pleasant. I know they did go to the races together not only at Delaware Park. The only fault I can remember about Mim concerns his driving.? He would turn around to talk to and make eye contact with a passenger in the back seat. (long before seatbelts)
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HA!? cannot be any different from me turning around trying to keep my boys entertained, awake until naptime at home, and last but not least, quiet!
On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 2:59 PM Sally Stier < sastier@...> wrote:
Dad and Mim spent a lot of time together. Like the rest of my family, Dad found his company pleasant. I know they did go to the races together not only at Delaware Park. The only fault I can remember about Mim concerns his driving.? He would turn around to talk to and make eye contact with a passenger in the back seat. (long before seatbelts)
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Dad and Mim spent a lot of time together. Like the rest of my family, Dad found his company pleasant. I know they did go to the races together not only at Delaware Park. The only fault I can remember about Mim concerns his driving. ?He would turn around to talk to and make eye contact with a passenger in the back seat. (long before seatbelts)
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Steve:
?Can’t help. Great story but
never heard it. Yes, my mom and dad liked Delaware Park
and the races. They didn’t go often as they could not afford it. They
married on Kentucky Derby Day Saturday May 6, 1933. In the early days,
mushrooms were not grown in the summer because of the heat & no A/C. Many
of the growers would spend day after day at Delaware Park.
They loved the Ponies.
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Paul
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elaine Ruggieri
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020
8:40 PM
To: lafamigliaruggieri
Subject: Re: [lafamigliaruggieri]
Which uncle?
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Uncle Tony Pannell and his brothers were bettors on horses as were Pop
and Angie in later years, but that kind of banking doesn’t sound like
them. On the Leo side I can’t think of anyone who would have a system
like that except Uncle Joe Leo. He had some quirky ways. Paul Andriole might
know.
On Oct 14, 2020, at 6:30 PM, Steve Ruggieri via <sjrugged@...>
wrote:
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Was chatting with my favorite brother recently. He said something in
passing that reminded me of a story dad used to tell about an uncle of his that
neither Rand or I could remember whom it was. The story went that this guy only
played the ponies from the racing forms in the daily paper. He’d bet on a
horse race and if he won, the $2.00 would go in his bank account. If the horse
lost,?he’d take the bills out of one pocket and put it in the other
pocket. Granted, the story may?have been fiction, hell, the uncle
may?have been fiction. It could have been an ethics lesson on gambling.
Who knows? If anyone can flesh out this random memory please share what you
know. I still tell people the story when asked if I’ve bought
a?lottery ticket for the millions. So even if it was just a story I
figured it plays well as family lore...
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Uncle Tony Pannell and his brothers were bettors on horses as were Pop and Angie in later years, but that kind of banking doesn’t sound like them. On the Leo side I can’t think of anyone who would have a system like that except Uncle Joe Leo. He had some quirky ways. Paul Andriole might know.
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On Oct 14, 2020, at 6:30 PM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Was chatting with my favorite brother recently. He said something in passing that reminded me of a story dad used to tell about an uncle of his that neither Rand or I could remember whom it was. The story went that this guy only played the ponies from the racing forms in the daily paper. He’d bet on a horse race and if he won, the $2.00 would go in his bank account. If the horse lost,?he’d take the bills out of one pocket and put it in the other pocket. Granted, the story may?have been fiction, hell, the uncle may?have been fiction. It could have been an ethics lesson on gambling. Who knows? If anyone can flesh out this random memory please share what you know. I still tell people the story when asked if I’ve bought a?lottery ticket for the millions. So even if it was just a story I figured it plays well as family lore...
VOTE!!! Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
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Was chatting with my favorite brother recently. He said something in passing that reminded me of a story dad used to tell about an uncle of his that neither Rand or I could remember whom it was. The story went that this guy only played the ponies from the racing forms in the daily paper. He’d bet on a horse race and if he won, the $2.00 would go in his bank account. If the horse lost,?he’d take the bills out of one pocket and put it in the other pocket. Granted, the story may?have been fiction, hell, the uncle may?have been fiction. It could have been an ethics lesson on gambling. Who knows? If anyone can flesh out this random memory please share what you know. I still tell people the story when asked if I’ve bought a?lottery ticket for the millions. So even if it was just a story I figured it plays well as family lore...
VOTE!!! Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
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Re: Ruggieri for PA State Rep
That is a funny story—my two cousins having a memorable time at the Deer Park. ?I went there many times in all four years and don’t have a story to tell. ?Or maybe I just don’t remember.
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Bucknell was playing UD so Bill and I went and Ginger and her future husband Gene Wolfe joined us. He might have gone there but not sure. He was a Delawarean. Like all ?bar fights, I forget how this one started. Gene had a short fuse and we got out of there without the fighters being charged. On Oct 4, 2020, at 9:07 PM, Dorothy Mehl via < dhmehl@...> wrote:
How did you non-UD graduates find the Deer Park? ?I went there in my college days (’54 - ’58). ?They never checked ID’s at that time. ?I believe it is still in business—renovated. ?I met a friend there for lunch, maybe ten to twelve years ago. ?The food was good but the music too loud for a couple of old ladies.?
Great photo, Steve. Love it.?
Deer Park. I have vivid memory there when my friend Ginger’s date got in a fist fight. We weren’t thrown out, but left quickly. On Oct 3, 2020, at 6:18 PM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Thanks Elaine! I will contact him and send a small donation too. I read his website and learned things, old dog new tricks...
I’m not stirring up the pot here, but this was taken in 2012 at an event in Milwaukee’s Italian Community Center for campaign volunteers. Joe & I had just finished a rather long chat about our collective remembrances of Newark bars, like Deer Park and the Stone Balloon. We both had more hair.?
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Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, 10:23, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote: Hi, all.
Paul Andriole sent me a campaign card for Richard Ruggieri who is running for State Representative, District 13, in PA. He is the grandson of Dickie and Mary Ruggieri.
. Check it out. You’ll like what you read about him.?
I am so delighted to see a tradition of running for office that my brothers, Dino and Mim, started. Paul said Chester County is mostly Democratic now - what a change from when I lived there.
I emailed Richard and told him to get the Ruggieri army to work and vote for him. Also I sent a small donation.
Hope everyone is healthy and ready to vote on November 3.
Love, Elaine
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Re: Ruggieri for PA State Rep
Bucknell was playing UD so Bill and I went and Ginger and her future husband Gene Wolfe joined us. He might have gone there but not sure. He was a Delawarean. Like all ?bar fights, I forget how this one started. Gene had a short fuse and we got out of there without the fighters being charged.
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On Oct 4, 2020, at 9:07 PM, Dorothy Mehl via < dhmehl@...> wrote:
How did you non-UD graduates find the Deer Park? ?I went there in my college days (’54 - ’58). ?They never checked ID’s at that time. ?I believe it is still in business—renovated. ?I met a friend there for lunch, maybe ten to twelve years ago. ?The food was good but the music too loud for a couple of old ladies.?
Great photo, Steve. Love it.?
Deer Park. I have vivid memory there when my friend Ginger’s date got in a fist fight. We weren’t thrown out, but left quickly. On Oct 3, 2020, at 6:18 PM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Thanks Elaine! I will contact him and send a small donation too. I read his website and learned things, old dog new tricks...
I’m not stirring up the pot here, but this was taken in 2012 at an event in Milwaukee’s Italian Community Center for campaign volunteers. Joe & I had just finished a rather long chat about our collective remembrances of Newark bars, like Deer Park and the Stone Balloon. We both had more hair.?
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Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, 10:23, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote: Hi, all.
Paul Andriole sent me a campaign card for Richard Ruggieri who is running for State Representative, District 13, in PA. He is the grandson of Dickie and Mary Ruggieri.
. Check it out. You’ll like what you read about him.?
I am so delighted to see a tradition of running for office that my brothers, Dino and Mim, started. Paul said Chester County is mostly Democratic now - what a change from when I lived there.
I emailed Richard and told him to get the Ruggieri army to work and vote for him. Also I sent a small donation.
Hope everyone is healthy and ready to vote on November 3.
Love, Elaine
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How did you non-UD graduates find the Deer Park? ?I went there in my college days (’54 - ’58). ?They never checked ID’s at that time. ?I believe it is still in business—renovated. ?I met a friend there for lunch, maybe ten to twelve years ago. ?The food was good but the music too loud for a couple of old ladies.?
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Great photo, Steve. Love it.?
Deer Park. I have vivid memory there when my friend Ginger’s date got in a fist fight. We weren’t thrown out, but left quickly. On Oct 3, 2020, at 6:18 PM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Thanks Elaine! I will contact him and send a small donation too. I read his website and learned things, old dog new tricks...
I’m not stirring up the pot here, but this was taken in 2012 at an event in Milwaukee’s Italian Community Center for campaign volunteers. Joe & I had just finished a rather long chat about our collective remembrances of Newark bars, like Deer Park and the Stone Balloon. We both had more hair.?
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Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, 10:23, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote: Hi, all.
Paul Andriole sent me a campaign card for Richard Ruggieri who is running for State Representative, District 13, in PA. He is the grandson of Dickie and Mary Ruggieri.
. Check it out. You’ll like what you read about him.?
I am so delighted to see a tradition of running for office that my brothers, Dino and Mim, started. Paul said Chester County is mostly Democratic now - what a change from when I lived there.
I emailed Richard and told him to get the Ruggieri army to work and vote for him. Also I sent a small donation.
Hope everyone is healthy and ready to vote on November 3.
Love, Elaine
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Great photo, Steve. Love it.?
Deer Park. I have vivid memory there when my friend Ginger’s date got in a fist fight. We weren’t thrown out, but left quickly.
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On Oct 3, 2020, at 6:18 PM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Thanks Elaine! I will contact him and send a small donation too. I read his website and learned things, old dog new tricks...
I’m not stirring up the pot here, but this was taken in 2012 at an event in Milwaukee’s Italian Community Center for campaign volunteers. Joe & I had just finished a rather long chat about our collective remembrances of Newark bars, like Deer Park and the Stone Balloon. We both had more hair.?
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Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, 10:23, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote: Hi, all.
Paul Andriole sent me a campaign card for Richard Ruggieri who is running for State Representative, District 13, in PA. He is the grandson of Dickie and Mary Ruggieri.
. Check it out. You’ll like what you read about him.?
I am so delighted to see a tradition of running for office that my brothers, Dino and Mim, started. Paul said Chester County is mostly Democratic now - what a change from when I lived there.
I emailed Richard and told him to get the Ruggieri army to work and vote for him. Also I sent a small donation.
Hope everyone is healthy and ready to vote on November 3.
Love, Elaine
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Re: Ruggieri for PA State Rep
Thanks Elaine! I will contact him and send a small donation too. I read his website and learned things, old dog new tricks...
I’m not stirring up the pot here, but this was taken in 2012 at an event in Milwaukee’s Italian Community Center for campaign volunteers. Joe & I had just finished a rather long chat about our collective remembrances of Newark bars, like Deer Park and the Stone Balloon. We both had more hair.?
Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
On Saturday, October 3, 2020, 10:23, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote: Hi, all.
Paul Andriole sent me a campaign card for Richard Ruggieri who is running for State Representative, District 13, in PA. He is the grandson of Dickie and Mary Ruggieri.
. Check it out. You’ll like what you read about him.?
I am so delighted to see a tradition of running for office that my brothers, Dino and Mim, started. Paul said Chester County is mostly Democratic now - what a change from when I lived there.
I emailed Richard and told him to get the Ruggieri army to work and vote for him. Also I sent a small donation.
Hope everyone is healthy and ready to vote on November 3.
Love, Elaine
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Ruggieri for PA State Rep
Hi, all.
Paul Andriole sent me a campaign card for Richard Ruggieri who is running for State Representative, District 13, in PA. He is the grandson of Dickie and Mary Ruggieri.
. Check it out. You’ll like what you read about him.?
I am so delighted to see a tradition of running for office that my brothers, Dino and Mim, started. Paul said Chester County is mostly Democratic now - what a change from when I lived there.
I emailed Richard and told him to get the Ruggieri army to work and vote for him. Also I sent a small donation.
Hope everyone is healthy and ready to vote on November 3.
Love, Elaine
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Re: Rosalie's china cabinet
What a trip that was! I heard the story from Dino and Joy many times. I think they stayed all together in one hotel room. Is that right? And, couldn’t stop Mamie from talking.
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On Aug 20, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Hey Pete,
Yea, send it to me. I'll pay C.O.D. And nobody's lied to you before, RIGHT? Glad to hear your luck with Stephanie hasn't run out. For a flashback, it was 42 years ago last week you suffered a trip to Wisconsin with Angie and Mamie in the back seat to attend our wedding. <A0E1E62C-2F57-46E0-8441-67BEC228171D_1_105_c.jpeg>
Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
Hello all. Things are good and boring here in Lancaster for Stephanie and I. Health is good, no 'rona, and our income wasn't impacted. We also managed to stay married through 10 weeks of contractors all over our house during the quarantine. New roof, siding, spouting, kitchen and laundry. The next project is our dining room and we no longer have room for our china cabinet (nor do we have any fine china to display - we're anti knick knacks). It belonged to Rosalie, then Joy , then me. I wanted to offer it to any family first before I give it to a Medigan. So Fay, Laura, nieces, nephews... Anyone?
Cheers,?
Pete and Stephanie 7175571527 Pete's smartphone
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Wow, Pete, you are so gorgeous!? Those red cherub lips and blue eyes! ?(Do you have blue eyes?) ?I can see Aunt Joy in your bone structure.
Fay Wheeler Sunshine 703-893-4412 (home) 703-609-2248 (cell)
8002 Georgetown Pike Mclean, VA ?22102
On Aug 20, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Hey Pete,
Yea, send it to me. I'll pay C.O.D. And nobody's lied to you before, RIGHT? Glad to hear your luck with Stephanie hasn't run out. For a flashback, it was 42 years ago last week you suffered a trip to Wisconsin with Angie and Mamie in the back seat to attend our wedding. <A0E1E62C-2F57-46E0-8441-67BEC228171D_1_105_c.jpeg>
Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
Hello all. Things are good and boring here in Lancaster for Stephanie and I. Health is good, no 'rona, and our income wasn't impacted. We also managed to stay married through 10 weeks of contractors all over our house during the quarantine. New roof, siding, spouting, kitchen and laundry. The next project is our dining room and we no longer have room for our china cabinet (nor do we have any fine china to display - we're anti knick knacks). It belonged to Rosalie, then Joy , then me. I wanted to offer it to any family first before I give it to a Medigan. So Fay, Laura, nieces, nephews... Anyone?
Cheers,?
Pete and Stephanie 7175571527 Pete's smartphone
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Wow, Pete, you are so gorgeous! ?Those red cherub lips and blue eyes! ?(Do you have blue eyes?) ?I can see Aunt Joy in your bone structure.
Fay Wheeler Sunshine 703-893-4412 (home) 703-609-2248 (cell)
8002 Georgetown Pike Mclean, VA ?22102
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On Aug 20, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Steve Ruggieri via < sjrugged@...> wrote:
Hey Pete,
Yea, send it to me. I'll pay C.O.D. And nobody's lied to you before, RIGHT? Glad to hear your luck with Stephanie hasn't run out. For a flashback, it was 42 years ago last week you suffered a trip to Wisconsin with Angie and Mamie in the back seat to attend our wedding. <A0E1E62C-2F57-46E0-8441-67BEC228171D_1_105_c.jpeg>
Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
Hello all. Things are good and boring here in Lancaster for Stephanie and I. Health is good, no 'rona, and our income wasn't impacted. We also managed to stay married through 10 weeks of contractors all over our house during the quarantine. New roof, siding, spouting, kitchen and laundry. The next project is our dining room and we no longer have room for our china cabinet (nor do we have any fine china to display - we're anti knick knacks). It belonged to Rosalie, then Joy , then me. I wanted to offer it to any family first before I give it to a Medigan. So Fay, Laura, nieces, nephews... Anyone?
Cheers,?
Pete and Stephanie 7175571527 Pete's smartphone
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Hey Pete,
Yea, send it to me. I'll pay C.O.D. And nobody's lied to you before, RIGHT? Glad to hear your luck with Stephanie hasn't run out. For a flashback, it was 42 years ago last week you suffered a trip to Wisconsin with Angie and Mamie in the back seat to attend our wedding. 
Steve Ruggieri 414-630-2558
On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 3:36:29 PM CDT, Pete R <lancaster505@...> wrote:
Hello all. Things are good and boring here in Lancaster for Stephanie and I. Health is good, no 'rona, and our income wasn't impacted. We also managed to stay married through 10 weeks of contractors all over our house during the quarantine. New roof, siding, spouting, kitchen and laundry. The next project is our dining room and we no longer have room for our china cabinet (nor do we have any fine china to display - we're anti knick knacks). It belonged to Rosalie, then Joy , then me. I wanted to offer it to any family first before I give it to a Medigan. So Fay, Laura, nieces, nephews... Anyone?
Cheers,?
Pete and Stephanie 7175571527 Pete's smartphone
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Fig and I are doing well. She’s been teleworking since mid-March and I’ve been doing chores around the house. I’d rather be checking off one of my bucket list items which is to visit Kerala, India.?
Eric and Mikayla are doing well also. They are both working from home and Mikayla is just about to finish her Master’s degree in Social?Work. The org she’s working for represents foster kids. Some of the stories will just break your?heart but she’s tough.?
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!
Love? Randy
Agree with you, Rand. They would be proud and this reminds me to call Naitho, one of their good friends. She and Lonie had many political conversations - in agreement.
How’s house arrest doing for you and Fig? How’s Eric? Atlanta isn’t the best place to be right now.?
Stay healthy. Love, Elaine Preface: ?I’m not trying to start a political discussion and I’m not trying to influence anyone to vote any which way!
Ever since Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris I’ve been thinking a lot about Aunt Lonie and Uncle Eapen and how thrilled they would be.?
Kamala’s Mom is from the state adjacent (just north) to Eapen’s state of Kerala. Her mom came over to study in the US in 1958 (the year of my birth - cuz everything is all about me lol).?
If my memory?serves me right, Eapen came over in 1968 to study English. It served him well as went on to teach English to university students.?
I can only imagine how proud he would be right now and I’d love to sit and listen to him express his happiness.?
I miss them both?so much.?
Thanks Rand?
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Agree with you, Rand. They would be proud and this reminds me to call Naitho, one of their good friends. She and Lonie had many political conversations - in agreement.
How’s house arrest doing for you and Fig? How’s Eric? Atlanta isn’t the best place to be right now.?
Stay healthy. Love, Elaine
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Preface: ?I’m not trying to start a political discussion and I’m not trying to influence anyone to vote any which way!
Ever since Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris I’ve been thinking a lot about Aunt Lonie and Uncle Eapen and how thrilled they would be.?
Kamala’s Mom is from the state adjacent (just north) to Eapen’s state of Kerala. Her mom came over to study in the US in 1958 (the year of my birth - cuz everything is all about me lol).?
If my memory?serves me right, Eapen came over in 1968 to study English. It served him well as went on to teach English to university students.?
I can only imagine how proud he would be right now and I’d love to sit and listen to him express his happiness.?
I miss them both?so much.?
Thanks Rand?
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I know! ?I was thinking the same about Uncle Eapen. ?He really loved America. ?My ESL students are very impressed that both of her parents were immigrants. ?Did you happen to see the clip of her telling a reporter how to brine a turkey? ?
It’s priceless.
—贵补测
Fay Wheeler Sunshine 703-893-4412 (home) 703-609-2248 (cell)
8002 Georgetown Pike Mclean, VA ?22102
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Preface: ?I’m not trying to start a political discussion and I’m not trying to influence anyone to vote any which way!
Ever since Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris I’ve been thinking a lot about Aunt Lonie and Uncle Eapen and how thrilled they would be.?
Kamala’s Mom is from the state adjacent (just north) to Eapen’s state of Kerala. Her mom came over to study in the US in 1958 (the year of my birth - cuz everything is all about me lol).?
If my memory?serves me right, Eapen came over in 1968 to study English. It served him well as went on to teach English to university students.?
I can only imagine how proud he would be right now and I’d love to sit and listen to him express his happiness.?
I miss them both?so much.?
Thanks Rand?
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Preface: ?I’m not trying to start a political discussion and I’m not trying to influence anyone to vote any which way!
Ever since Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris I’ve been thinking a lot about Aunt Lonie and Uncle Eapen and how thrilled they would be.?
Kamala’s Mom is from the state adjacent (just north) to Eapen’s state of Kerala. Her mom came over to study in the US in 1958 (the year of my birth - cuz everything is all about me lol).?
If my memory?serves me right, Eapen came over in 1968 to study English. It served him well as went on to teach English to university students.?
I can only imagine how proud he would be right now and I’d love to sit and listen to him express his happiness.?
I miss them both?so much.?
Thanks Rand?
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