THIS ONE MAY BE BORING-But It Is Easy On The EYES,Peace,,michael

You know,we are just amazing people and the friends and quaintences we can have.Below are a few of both,can you figure out the friends, I have thousands more where these came from:-)

I call them thankful snippets.I thank each and everyone for their time!
PLEASE have a safe Memorial Day and think of all people have given for us!

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Hi Mike,

Thanks for including me in your email! I hope your day with Mom was a memorable one. Everyone is still well in our corner. I am printing out the 15 pages of your blog to give to my mother-in-law who used to look forward to your columns all the time. Some are good for a laugh, some bring back fond memories, but I think you are correct when you say, times are not like they used to be... But then I look at my mother-in-law, Rose who has the most positive outlook and say I want to be just like her, find the good in things and accept the changes. She will enjoy reading your blogs, so keep them coming!

Peace,Heather
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Hey Mike, finally got a chance to see your blog, very nice! Where do you get the photos! I love to see the old shots you dig up! Just a reminder about the quotation marks......

They are only used when someone is speaking Ex... At the Coe Park gathering "everything was lovely and the flowers were in bloom" according to BLANK as she walked through Saturday. BLANK also said "it was a nice day all around and the weather was clear".

Check out the paper and watch when the reporters quote people, otherwise it looks like you were smoking pot during your English class at THS! (funny for me to give anyone advice!!!)

If you want to emphasize something you have to say, and I know you like to write that way, use italics instead. Otherwise people who are good at English (not you and me...) will think you are quoting someone who is speaking and all you really want to do is emphasize your point. You have come leaps and bounds over the years and I am sure you will acquire a multitude of loyal readers!
You are doing great and I love to see what you come up with each day!

Hugs my friend! Have a great weekend! Wish me luck finding my plants at White Flower Farm on Sunday (and no rain)!

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THIS one below if from a 93 young lady in Norfolk


i READ THE CITIZEN EVERY DAY HOW COME I MISSED SOME OF YOUR WRITING.theSTORY ON dR fINN AMAZING AND OPE YOU HAD A GOOD VISIT TO cOPAKE fALLSANYWAY iDID READ AND READ NOW MUST REAST FOR THIS FTERNOON LADIESMEETING AND TEA ALL i DO IS SIT AND WARCH AND LISTEN tHANKS mICHAEL iWENT BY THE THRIFT SHOP WHERE YOUR MOTHER WORKS YESTERDAY fRANCONEdEMONSTRANI TOLD ME MY FRIENDS MOVED I HOPE YOU CAN VISIT THEM AD SEEITSMEDAY i WILL TELL hO;LL;Y gILL MONNIE eLISABETH

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Mike,
No problem.
Always remember that I am under a great deal of pressure to get things done on deadline. In the New York Times article last week, they call this one of 10 percent of jobs that are "extreme.
No time for lunch, long notes or chats, just hope to keep up and keep abreast.
The reward is in knowing people like you, who care about their communities in their own unusual (yes, sometimes quirky) ways. It's what makes life interesting and it's still why I enjoy what I do.
So could you send me just the facts of the story- how did you get the box, how did he get the box, what was in it etc.
Thanks, yes it's interesting.
Good luck with everything. If life wasn't challenging the rewards wouldn't be so sweet.

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As the former publisher of the Voice News, I worked with Mike Driscoll frequently over a ten year period from 1992 until 2002. During that period Mike was a frequent contributor, writing about general interest issues with a focus on Torrington and the Northwest Corner. Mike's articles were always very popular with our readers. He has a uniqueability to focus in on issues from a perspective that conventional reporting often times misses. By his own admission, Mike is not a polished writer. However, he is an extremely hard worker who has a genuine love and respect for newspapers.
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I have been meaning to contact you since you said some nice things about me a year or so ago. Sorry I didn’t.
I enjoyed your article about dance recitals. Saw the names of many old friends, classmates and even a couple old girl friends. I was in love with Emily Jeanne Meade for a couple weeks when I was in 8th grade I think. I don’t think I have heard or seen anything about her since then. There must be at least 20 names I recognize. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
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Dear Mike: This e-mail is a long time going to you. We have a couple of friends who send your clipping to us and we thoroughly enjoy them. Many bring back memories. We are retired here in The Villages, FL. for over 4 years and enjoying every moment. I golf abot 3x a week, besides active in Ladies Guild at church and play cards. I am also in a group of women who on Monday nights crochet helmet hats and make angels for the soldiers in Iraq..very rewarding. It is very cold there at this time of year.We were in ttown in August to visit our son, Michael and family and see our friends. That is when I learned that you live in the West End of town..great area. I grew up there and spent better than 60 years there. As kids we played baseball at the top of Culvert Street which was a huge lot, no houses and when we didn't have enough kids, we would go across the brook pickup up kids who lived at top of Funston Ave. and then proceed to a huge lot at the tiop of the hill that was owned by C.H.H. In the winter we walked to top of Highland Ave. and ice-skated at Patterson Pond and later years took our kids there. Many, many good memories. We were just recently reminded of the Queen and King that would be picked by each end of town. Pat Perkins, Campeau who was a classmate was Queen of the West End w/Jim Crowley.Keep up the good work and we will look forward to your articles. Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year and of course "Buona Natale".
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I really want you guys to come up for a snow play date this Winter!! You'll have your own King bed and bath upstairs, and I'd love to have you...and McCoy!!

So, we'll wait for a big fluffy dump of snow (usually happens in January), okay?

It's a tired, worn, tiny little ski house (unlike your spacious mansion!), but I can make dinner, serve it, watch the news and build a fire--all in the same room!!

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I'm being sued by a pissed off competitor and now Dan says you're getting audited. How much fun is THIS?!?!? But, Dan's been through a LOT of audits and he's never lost one yet, so try not to worry and--hardest to do but most important--let HIM do the talking.

Anyway, I'm leaving soon for CT; I'll try to give you a buzz

Love & kisses

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Mike--Of course your columns will run. I'm going to run them on Saturday because they are so popular and they should bring our Saturday circulation up. Viktoria will no longer be editing them, I will. Just keep sending them to Blankblank.comMary

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I read with interest every sunday your column. many of them are of the upper east end with all its history..your 1963 article this past sunday brought back many of the memories as have all the past east end stories have.

Back in june of 1963 i along with my now retired business partner opened up our hair salon on durand st. at that time east main street was a very quiet rte 25..Stars had opened earlier that year and as i can remember i am one of the few original businesses that still exist..there were not any banks at the time but from clem crovo`s up we had a chevron gas station and up further was Earls tip top t.v. , katzman`s pharmacy,a record store that was just begining to get those new things called eight track tapes..and of course Jimmy Piscatelli`s store with it two pump gasoline..further up was the S & H Green stamp redemption store.
on the corner across durand street , Cornielo`s Nash Rambler was doing a great business selling those small cars for under $ 2000.00

i could go on further but there would be too, too many business`s to list. I am still here along with three great women, one of which is my wife elena. another one is diane and of course a good friend of yours sharon .( I love Sharon )
yes i do work my three days , but i also remember when pulling out into east main street from durand was an easy task..forty two plus years later there have been many , many changes but the traffic is one thing that i have seen greatly increased... thanks for all the stories and easpecially the east main street ones..

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Just received a copy of your article on remembering locals. I miss Donna Neri very much
and it was so good that she is not forgot by other people. I am now living in Florida and
knew a lot of the people in your article
Thank You, Russ Neri, Donnas father ( we just lost Mr. Neri this pat May,sad )


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IF you did get though this, hope it made you smile,credit goes to the last one where it deserves at it was sent to me so I thank the kind man and or mowan who did that?,P> Sometimes a few kind words
can help you make it through the day? :-)Hope You enjoyed these little
snippets.

I did not correct any typos, I left them as sent:-)

we all make mistake:-)