The Early Years: Peace on Earth and Nana How Old Are You?

So today I reached into the pile of old papers and whatnot that my folks sent out some time ago, and this is what I came up with. It may be a little bit early to put up a Christmas card, but hey, if Lowes can have their decorations out in September, I can post this. So there. Besides, it’s never a bad time for peace on earth, right?

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The Early Years: Jim Is Class Spokesman

From the “Blatant Lies” department:

 

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Coded message translation: “My captors forced me to write this. Send help.”

 

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The Early Years: Jim Shares Too Much Information

When I was a kid we took regular trips to nearby attractions, “nearby” meaning “The Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard”. One of our favorite destinations was Washington, D.C., home of (at the time) very clean subways, some parks, the Smithsonian, and an unusual concentration of memorial sites. Oh also there are a lot of lobbyists there. But when I wrote this letter to my grandmother, I had bigger things on my mind than stuff like that.

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The Early Years: Jim Uses Greeting Cards To Ask Impertinent Questions

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