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Happy Birthday, Doc. A good reminder as to why we celebrate these things...thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

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Happy Birthday, Doc!

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And thank you

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I enjoyed this article, thank you for sharing. Happy Birthday!

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And Kenneth, thank you so much

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Thanks for this, Allan. Happy birthday. My birthday is not as joyous as it used to be. That is because it is October 7th, a day that will live in infamy for all Jews.

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Also, before the pandemic, I was in Israel and I was right there, exactly where the October terrorist attack and war started.

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Marc, on the optimistic side of things: we are both October children.

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Marc, I know what you mean. I'm sorry it happened on your birthday and I am even more sorry that it happened at all.

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Happy Birthday, Doc. I don't celebrate my birthday anymore. I'll be 75 in March! My friends have either died or moved away I still have one best friend who calls now and then and we send cards and letters to one another but she now lives in Delaware. But I do have family that live close by. My son lives close by. He moved out last December but he stops by a few times a week! And I have a new, one year old Ginger kitty that my son gave me recently. So, I'm not completely alone!

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Then you, your son and your new kitty should celebrate your birthday. Do it for you and your son and I bet your kitty will have fun as well. Remember, at our ages there are not many birthdays ahead.

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Happy Birthday. My 85th birthday was the big one for me in terms of celebrating. Somehow, I crossed a milestone for me.

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