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 From husband Bill, February 24, 2026, at home

One of my favorite snacks is Doritos nacho corn chips dipped in chocolate pudding. When I was in sixth grade (1972-73; age 11 or 12), I first ate it in the cafeteria of Bayview Elementary School (West Islip, Long Island, New York) in an attempt to make two girls disgusted. They didn't care all that much, and I discovered that I really like it. I have eaten it many times over the years.

From husband Bill, February 24, 2026, at home

I would like to take this opportunity to address one of my punctuation pet peeves and also to tell you of a somewhat obscure punctuation rule that many people do not know.

PET PEEVE: Please do NOT place a comma between the subject and the verb in a sentence, even if the subject is lengthy. For example, do NOT place a comma in the following sentence:

"The boy who lives down the street in the two-story house is coming to our apartment for dinner."

If you place a comma between the word "house" and the word "is," it is incorrect and is tantamount to writing this sentence:

"I, am."

RULE: When making a word ending in "ss" possessive, the method is based on the first letter of the next word. For example:
the boss's chair
the boss' salary

the princess's castle
the princess' secret

Basically, you can have an "s" three times in a row, but not four times in a row. Did you know this rule?

From husband Bill, February 24, 2026, at home

I have eaten Cherries Jubilee many decades ago. I would prefer it with chocolate ice cream.

From husband Bill, February 24, 2026, at home

I have many MLB baseball cards that I bought in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I also have NHL hockey cards that I bought in the 1970s. I also have cards from 1970s TV shows that I bought in the 1970s: Happy Days; Welcome Back, Kotter; and Charlie's Angels. I also have many Wacky Packages stickers that I bought in the 1970s, but I'm not sure if they qualify for celebration today.

I haven't forgotten about sports card trades that I made with my dear friend in the 1990s, which still needs to be resolved. I just need to locate my cards.