Musing, Mumbling
and Occasional Ranting by Dorothy Rosby

My college journalism professor said on more than one occasion, "Get the obituary right. It's probably the only time they've been in the newspaper."

It's obvious my professor had never lived in a small town. If he had, he would have known that you don't have to die to get into the newspaper­­though the story may be longer if you do.

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If you’re like me, and I always feel better if someone else is, the length of time you need to pack for a trip is just slightly less than the length of time you have available to do it in. You start out in the “I have all the time and room I need to pack whatever will make me feel at home while I’m away” phase of your journey. You still don’t want to do it though. 

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