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For Aunt Jeanie

Posted on December 16, 2024January 23, 2025 by mtrupp

My aunt Jeanie passed recently. Jeanie was the eldest of three sisters born to my maternal grandparents, John and Elsie Norman. Jeanie, her husband Wes, and her sons, Chip and Tad, lived two doors up College Street from our home. Our grandparents, John and Elsie Norman, lived another block up; Continue Reading

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My name is Mike Rupp. Actually, it’s Dr. Michael T. Rupp, PhD, but to my friends I’m just plain old Mike, so let’s pretend we’re friends. I tell people the ‘T’ stands for trouble, but my middle name is really Thomas . . . and yes, I doubt.

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And one caveat . . . if you are particularly sensitive about frank opinions on certain topics then do yourself a favor and skip that one.

 

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