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Moostache

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4. Thank you for sharing your perspective and story of your friendships...

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Mon Nov 12, 2018, 05:33 PM

Nov 2018

A powerful image was given to me a few years back...take a row of circles numbered 1 through 36 and add columns of circles 1 through 30, so that you have a grid of 36 x 30. Next realize that each circle in that grid represents 1 month in a 90 year human lifespan.

It really is something to behold when you print it and look at YOUR life in your hands like that...

Living your damnedest is different for everyone; but we can all define that for ourselves, and strive to meet the definition every month that we have...or every week....or every day....or every hour...until the "dash" is granted its end point. Born 02/05/19xx -

RIP Stan Lee, a fantastic journey and life well-lived.

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My 4 amazing 80-something friends became my 4 amazing 90-something friends. Now there is one left [View all] DFW Nov 2018 OP

You've had some marvelous friends... I bet they passed on their strength and longevity to you... hlthe2b Nov 2018 #1

You're right, I do treasure the memories DFW Nov 2018 #2

Ah, my dear DFW, I feel your loss keenly. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2018 #3

Well you certainly DID get carried away! LOL!! DFW Nov 2018 #5

Thank you for sharing your perspective and story of your friendships... Moostache Nov 2018 #4

When I saw the news about Stan Lee I thought of you. panader0 Nov 2018 #6

The problem is that they're all just as mortal as the rest of us. DFW Nov 2018 #7

How Mr. Lieber became Stan Lee Lionel Mandrake Nov 2018 #8

What qualified as "slumming" changed even more. DFW Nov 2018 #9

I wouldn't dare to speculate on that. nt Lionel Mandrake Nov 2018 #10

No sane person would, these days. DFW Nov 2018 #11

So very interesting, your friends IRL have enriched us all bigbrother05 Nov 2018 #12

Except for Helen Thomas, whom I had known since my age was in single digits DFW Nov 2018 #13

The Great Equalizer...remembers all of us equally pbmus Nov 2018 #14

Truer words were never spoken DFW Nov 2018 #15

You already made a small difference in my life! steve2470 Nov 2018 #16

Thanks, Steve! DFW Nov 2018 #17

No apologies needed, DFW... we know how tough it is to lose friends ailsagirl Nov 2018 #18

My dad loved to listen to his Theo Bikel album, an early memory for me. JudyM Nov 2018 #19

I miss Theo, too DFW Nov 2018 #20

My dad had a fabulous voice, and loved to sing and listen to Russian folk songs JudyM Nov 2018 #21

Many old cultures have a wealth of wonderful old folk songs DFW Nov 2018 #22