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CODGERS.

June 4, 2012 at 6:48 PM · Uncategorized

CODGERS. I told this story about my father’s birthday here: On my father’s 70th birthday, we were able to assemble the whole extended family around the dining room table. As the cake was brought in, my brother Elmer asked: “Dad, does this mean that now you’re a codger?” My father beamed, paused for effect, and replied: “I’ve always been a codger.”

Today my brother and I turn 70.

1 comment

Dick Weisfelder June 5, 2012 at 2:41 PM

Wow! Congratulations! But you’ll never catch up to me however hard you try.

But in my view, you two are perennially youthful (behavior-wise at least!)

Chris makes the great leap in August