68/365 CA

A great nurse, wonderful mother and best kind of friend someone could ask for. If ever you need anything I'll be here for you, like you've been there for me. My door is always open.




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63/365 Aaron

We met in Spanish class when you beat boxed and scratched on a 33" vinyl of "Feliz Navidad". You had me in stitches. To this day, I think of you when I hear it.




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62/365 Santi

Santi-Claus! Jackson Avenue. Walks in Winterhaven. Hysteria. The Jetson's. Father Figure. Cid. True Blue the Malibu. Earth Day. Daddy Droop. #10. Iggy. Blacky. December 21, 1988.
Semper Fi?



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Loss... and Found

I was overcome with a sense of loss and grief yesterday. I went to visit my friends, three of them, and they were gone. Like gone-gone. No longer there. Poof! Forever. The place was empty. I peered in the windows trying to find a trace of them but there was none. So, I did what any loyal person would do. I tried to track them down. I called 411 to get the scoop. They gave me a new street location (oh, thank God!) and a phone number. I called it. I felt a little like Columbo. When the call connected, this is what I heard, "All circuits are busy. Please try your call again later. Announcement. Eight switch four eight dash four." Excuse me but WTF? I drove around in a haze. What do I do now? My plans were crushed. All the dreams that could have been made a reality were no longer possible. "It could have been so beautiful. It could have been so right..." Yes. I am quoting Tiffany but I should be quoting Enrique. "You can run you can hide but you can't escape my love!"

I sent an email to them this morning, hoping for a reply and I got one. They are alive and well but have moved out of town, to Tucson. They said I am welcome to visit them whenever I want to!
Oh, my friends. I love you!

The best furniture and nick-knack store EVER!*

*That's my slogan. Not theirs. But they can use it if they want to because they are good to me and I love them!

59/365 Andra

A Pile of Leaves, 1978

"Andra did it!" That's what we used to say when our mom was mad about something gone awry, someone hurt or crying, something broken or lost. I'm not sure why but we always blamed you.

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58/365 Scotty

Your mom brought you and your brother over for Christmas dinner. We all opened presents and played with our new toys. Later, I showed you mine and you showed me yours in my parents bathroom.


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55/365 Jenni

And We Danced by The Hooters

Fort Lowell Park. Summer Rec. One. Mikhail Baryshnikov. Michael Douglas Adventure. Stuffed animals. Pish. Nogis. Journals. Letters. Dance routines. Edingson. Senor Pablo Baker. Forts. Clubs. Mtv. 13K-Hit Dedications. . .

Thirty-five words are not enough, my friend.




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54/365 Ramona

You lived two streets down and were always coming over. We called you "Ramona the Pest". Now, wife and mom, you have served our country and I am proud to have a friend like you.



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53/365 DeAnne

At Montana's, Tucson 2006

My oldest friend (with the longest hair). You always reminded me of a character from Little House. Friendly. Considerate. Kind. Mature beyond our years. You are like a touchstone. Thank you for just being there.




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52/365 Vince

Together we loved to see what Tucson had to offer. Hot chili and cornbread in Ski Valley. Midnight hikes in Sabino Canyon. Tohono Chul Park. Fond memories and many laughs. The best kind of friend.

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42/365 Carrie

You had a funny laugh, sucked your thumb until you were nine, green hair in the summer and a large collection of stuffed animals that we made mazes with for your gerbils, Blacky and Sweetstuff.



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41/365 Tina

We were in Girl Scouts together. I randomly invited you to camp over summer. When spiders were spotted in our cabin you crawled into my bunk, slept in my sleeping bag and picked.your.scabs.




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39/365 Baker

You made the best drinks, doubles at no charge. We went out, talked, played pool after hours, had laughs, drinks and dinners. Sorry, my friend. Never did it occur to me that they were dates.

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37/365 Timothy

The Old West

My first kiss as we hung upside-down on the bars in the sandbox. Later, you moved away with your family to 'the mountains'. I pictured you riding away, across the Catalina's, in a covered wagon.




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34/365 Wink

In elementary school you were 'Erwin'. In high school it was 'Wink'. Parties at your house were legendary and I'll never forget the one when my mom showed up the same time the cops did.




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32/365 Black *.*

Two words: Friggin' hilarious. My tiny Canadian friend. So much funny packed into such a little person. A sharp wit and tongue, people regret messing with you. Reining champs in beer pong- Go Team Pink!




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31/365 Holly

You acted more like a guy than any girl I ever met. Fist fights, snot rockets and loogies. A bully. Even boys were afraid of you. I somewhat recall a fight you picked with Jenni.

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29/365 Gayle

You were a blast to work with. We would laugh and end up waking the patients but somehow, they would end up laughing too, saying it was contagious. I miss my Texan friend, my 'petunia'!




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26/365 Jared

Lantern of Jack, originally uploaded by scoobers

You sat picking ticks off of your dog. We dug holes in your front yard and buried them in small coffins that once held candy bats and Draculas. I wonder if they are still there.





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25/365 Emily

La Paloma's intercom. Magnetic bees. Pancho. Chico. Jungle Hunt. Pit Fall. Peas from the garden. It was always so much fun at your house. We would hide behind closed shutters when our mom showed up.





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