Vol. 19, No. 10 [Shan]
Jany 27 - 46.
Dear Family:
Delayed my contribution to this round a few days. We were anticipating Don’s return day by day this past week and wanted him to have the pleasure of reading your letters. He arrived Friday evening—a civilian in uniform. His plan contemplates entry to Ohio State for the Spring Quarter.
Best news item this round is, of course, “Steven Walsh.” Howard, he must be an important person. Western Union telephoned your announcement telegram three times over a period of 12 hours. What matters the spelling. Steve is a good name.
Fred, I enjoyed your letter. Your detached comments on the gang were refreshing. We can use more of that sort of thing to advantage.
The suggestion of a rump chain seems to have drawn a spark here and there. I believe it proper that Nan should head it up and do the compiling. Will ask her to do so.
We are all for a reunion this year. I thoroughly agree that it is time to stop talking about it and to begin doing something to bring it about. Gee has made a start, suggesting this correspondent as chairman of arrangements and Dan as co-chairman. Space forbids further comment here. I neither accept or refuse the job at the moment. All of you shall hear from me soon and simultaneously on that subject.
Can’t resist the impulse to comment on excellence of Gee’s letter.
Dan, I believe you have plagiarized an idea from Bennet Cerf’s comment on Wollcott in college when you suggested the “Adjective Project.” I am for it. Should prove interesting. My contribution shall be enclosed.
Joint with all in appreciation to Kay for her thoughtful present. Be sure Kay it occupies a prominent place in our home and our hearts. Paulie you should have taken the extra five bucks and invested it in a jug of rye for the Boss.
Will enclose five enlarged prints of pictures taken here in Summer of 1944. Suggest that each of you place your names on back of each picture you would like to have. Let all of them make the round and back to me Don agrees to supply you with the desired copies in whatever quantity you wish.
For the life of me can not think of a subject that would form a basis of a good controversy. Either the World has progressed or I am becoming too damned complacent. God forbid.
Luck and love to all
Shan
in the present day…
I spent a lot of time on my landscaping this year. I planted flowers, got all the weeds out of the flowerbeds, etc. I came home from work and as I pulled in the driveway, I stopped at the mailbox to retrieve the newspaper and the mail. This is when I noticed that someone had DUG UP some of my flowers. I could actually see the shovel marks. Someone had taken a start from my flowers without asking. I would have gladly given anyone a start off of any of my plants, but to just come and STEAL them? So wrong. Not to mention that I had to fix the landscaping. I hope the flowers die when they plant them.
Digging up & stealing flowers is so not right. I've never heard of that happening to anyone before.
Posted by: Kevin Spencer | June 05, 2008 at 09:25 PM