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Jay this was a true experience, I should not think the old gentleman had ever told anyone about this. He was quite ill and had suffered in the Japanese prison camp he had pictures that he had drawn on the wall all of ships and boats. I wish I could have spent more time with him, as I think he liked to talk especially of the old days, and we always called me my son even when I was 50. Of course I do not mind.
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C_C_T
on March 8, 2012 at 7:41 AM
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Lion thank you, I am always reluctantly throwing eggs away because I get an odd one or two near out of date, when you have time, I would appreciate it, thank you..
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C_C_T
on March 8, 2012 at 7:37 AM
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Well Sam I think I have an intolerance to wheat, I have been eating those little wormy things but I found that they are made of durham wheat. Arthur has graciously cooked me another portion for the evening, as an experiment, I really like rice puddings made with creamy milk, but one must look for an alternative. I expect you are like me when I didn't have any money much, I did not spend any much.
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C_C_T
on March 8, 2012 at 7:35 AM
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I suppose you have the right idea to get the rice palatable, but I like rice however it's fixed! And the poem was very poignant, one cannot understand poverty unless they have been there! I have know it and been on the other end with lots of money but have found that enough money to get by on is when I have been the most content! It's all about planning and I have mastered that one! I can get quite a bit for my money these days although I haven't always been that way! We seem to spend according to what we make, and there are those who continuously overspent! I feel badly for them because the spend is usually frivilous in nature and serves no real purpose but to keep them indebted to the 'man' so to speak! sam 
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sam444
on March 8, 2012 at 5:21 AM
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That is a beautifully evocative piece, I was entranced.
As for the rice, I have a recipe of easy egg fried rice you can have 
posted by
lionreign
on March 8, 2012 at 2:43 AM
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That is a wonderful piece of poetry CC, do you mind if I make a copy for me?
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UtahJay
on March 8, 2012 at 12:13 AM
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Re: Sometimes the wistful feeling of your writing
Pat perhaps you are able to sense a feeling of loss which used to dominate the positive outlook of life. Perhaps you also sought something that you were never going to find.
A truly poetical, comment.
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C_C_T
on March 7, 2012 at 11:47 PM
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FS, yes that's good thinking. You always have a good comment.
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C_C_T
on March 7, 2012 at 11:39 PM
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TAPS as I was with my Father working for about 12 years until he died, I did learn quite a lot of the family history on his side , while he never told me the murky bits, but I found out from other relatives about the missing pieces. Today I doubt whether half the kids even know the slightest bit about their forbears, we are tribal in a way, to be isolated from one's past, cannot really be a good thing. 'What did Grandad do mother'
"Don't know my child ,he laid in bed all day. "
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C_C_T
on March 7, 2012 at 11:37 PM
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Re: Arthur bullies you unnecessarily, get a nice tin of soup and heat a little
Kabu actually I think he thinks that he is doing it for my own well-being. Anyway I have lost four pounds this week doing my 10 second exercise,Arthur was ill after attempting the same.
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C_C_T
on March 7, 2012 at 11:30 PM
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Re: CCT
BIll it must be there for a purpose, but I don't know what it is.
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C_C_T
on March 7, 2012 at 11:23 PM
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CCT
ÕLol. We all have Arthurs sir. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
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BC-A
on March 7, 2012 at 1:02 PM
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Arthur bullies you unnecessarily, get a nice tin of soup and heat a little
and pour it over the rice. Something like cream of Chicken, then add some cheese and you have a tasty meal. Keep the rest of the soup in a container in the refrigerator.
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Kabu
on March 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM
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Often your writings make me think of my Dad and what a special man he was. I would have loved knowing him when he was a boy. In some ways I do, from the tales he told of his youth.
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TAPS.
on March 7, 2012 at 10:41 AM
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You touch upon things that most if not all of us can relate to.
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FormerStudentIntern
on March 7, 2012 at 10:22 AM
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Sometimes the wistful feeling of your writing
pulls so strongly I can feel the chill morning's fog above the warmer water in the stream, smell the fresh mountain air where I walked, a shadow among the trees, looking for substance. Where was my knight, my protector? Not there.
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Pat_B
on March 7, 2012 at 10:18 AM
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