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<font face="Comic Sans MS">Hi folks,<br>
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It looks like the drizzle that was falling earlier has stopped, at
least for a little while. Can't guarantee how long, though, since it
seems like we've been in one of those almost Biblical rainy seasons.
Has it been 40 days and 40 nights yet? It seems like it to me. I
think even our duck is getting tired of all this water. <br>
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I got to attend the 100th graduation at EOSC Friday evening and listen
to former Oklahoma governor George Nigh speak. He gave a very
encouraging and humorous talk letting the students and everyone else
know that you <u>can</u> be somebody and do great things even if you
come from a small place and humble beginnings. He himself is from
around McAlester, attended college here at Eastern, and knew from a
young age that he wanted to be <u>governor.</u> And the rest is
history, as they say. He didn't let anything stop him from achieving
his goal. He also cited Carl Albert, known as the Little Giant from
Little Dixie, who was from Bugtussle, (yes, there really is such a
place; it wasn't just made up on the Beverly Hillbillies), and went on
to become the Speaker of the House in Washington D. C. If I'm not
mistaken, that's about 3rd in the line of succession from the
presidency, (<u>way</u> over my head). <br>
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I especially wanted to attend the graduation to be there for Asumi
Saijo, a wonderful young lady from Japan, who has been helping me at
our PAWS pens for a while now, and will be going back to Japan next
week. She has been a very big help to me and to PAWS and I will
really miss her.<br>
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Our menu for today includes:<br>
Spaghetti with meat sauce<br>
Chicken fried steak<br>
Mashed potatoes and gravy<br>
Sweet peas<br>
Baby carrots<br>
Winter blend vegetables<br>
Garlic bread<br>
Pizza<br>
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And for dessert, have a helping of Ice Cream and Toppings.</font><font
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Have a great week and good luck with finals,<br>
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Rhoda <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span> <br>
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