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From husband Bill, Oct. 27, 2026

Today is Navy Day.

I honor my father, who served 22 years in the U.S. Navy on active duty and in the reserves. Here he is in 1958 at age 24, when he was stationed in Hawaii.

I honor my mother, who worked for the U.S. Navy as a civilian on Long Island, New York.

From husband Bill, Oct. 27, 2026

I don't really have a favorite American beer, well, Yuengling and maybe Samuel Adams. At university in the early 1980s, I drank PBRs (Pabst Blue Ribbon) because it was cheap. I also went through a short stint with Miller High Life long ago.

I did drink Grolsch long ago, but that's not American. I never drink Budweiser and Molson due to resultant hangovers.

My favorite beer is Mohrenbräu, which is a famous Austrian beer. I first drank it in my Austrian cousins' living room in Dornbirn, Austria, in the early 1980s, when I was in my early 20s. I have enjoyed it on many subsequent trips to Austria. I have never found it in the United States. Mohrenbräu is brewed in Dornbirn.

https://www.mohrenbrauerei.at/

From husband Bill, Oct. 27, 2026

Superstition: It's good luck if a black cat follows you home.

From husband Bill, Oct. 27, 2026

Back in the 1960s, we called it Social Studies.

From husband Bill, Oct. 27, 2026