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Saturday, October 13th, 2007Person #16: Dear Sister a.) We abruptly became friends the summer before you left for college. It was pleasantly surprising. In school I felt I let down the teachers who’d had you in their classes before me. b.) One time when we were mad at our parents, we formed a club called “N.P.A.†(no parents [...]
Fifteen! Ah-ah-ah!
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Person #15: Henry I hate to think of my life if you’d never become part of it. When you and your mom are the only good things about my day, I’ve had a great day.
Fourteen! Ah-ah-ah!
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Person # 14: ELB I wasn’t ready to meet the girl I’d marry, but there you were. Knowing I’d have been a fool to not be with you continues to be one of my wisest decisions.
Thirteen! Ah-ah-ah!
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Person #13: Mom You taught me to be patient and to listen when people talk, and those two things have done more for me in this life than I can possibly tell you. Good work.
Twelve! Ah-ah-ah!
Saturday, October 13th, 2007NOTE: Today = the last two weeks, roughly. And while perhaps it’s a cop-out to list one’s immediate family members on something like this, I can’t help but think it’d be an insult not to. Person # 12: Dad You taught me how to make fart sounds, rather than how to throw a football or [...]
Eleven! Ah-ah-ah!
Saturday, October 6th, 2007NOTE: Dude, I KNOW. OK? I’ve got six more of these to do, TODAY, in order to catch up. It can be done. I don’t know if it will be, but it can be. Person #11: Jeff My first voluntary roommate. A sixth-year senior at Phillips University, you taught me about motivation, and booze. Mostly [...]
Ten! Ah-ah-ah!
Friday, September 28th, 2007Person* #10: Sal You were the cat that made me love cats. You’d come take naps on me when I visited E in Norman, and you demanded love endlessly, and gave headless birds in return. * — Cat.
Nine! Ah-ah-ah!
Friday, September 28th, 2007NOTE: Look, you may have to get used to these being late. I’m catching up. Things have been busy. SCROOO YOOOU FAH JUDGIN’ MEEEEE!!! Person #9: Dr. JGW It was because I was determined to make you stop giving me C’s that I started to really focus on English literature, or really anything, for that [...]
Eight! Ah-ah-ah!
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Person #8 Dr. Tom McDonald Absolutely my favorite professor from my entire college career, and I didn’t even end up majoring in your field (psychology). I learned a ton from you, and you were a terrific person.
Seven! Ah-ah-ah!
Monday, September 24th, 2007Person #7: Scary Church Day Care Lady You were hulking and old and wore a half-inch of pale blue eye shadow. The only thing I remember about you is you saying to someone, “DID YOU POO-POO IN YOAH PAINTS?â€
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