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Every year from the time I was one until my mid-teens, Mom insisted that we go to a photo studio and get my picture taken.\u00a0 Yearly pictures at Christmas made sense, as my birthday was mid-December and Christmas was a good reminder.<\/p>\n

Mom hung the pictures on the den wall, and after years of wondering why, I found a solid answer.\u00a0 Our house was free of mice!\u00a0 My portrait eliminated the little buggers.\u00a0 One glance at my photo, and they fell over dead!<\/p>\n

After we moved from Comey Avenue in 1961, Mom stopped with the photo sessions.\u00a0 I was a teenager and never home; I was at school or working.\u00a0 \u00a0When Mom unpacked everything in the new house, my photos got relegated to the storage area under the living room table.\u00a0 That was OK with me!<\/p>\n

Typical of the photos:<\/p>\n

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Cute little guy, I was!\u00a0 BTW, the cake is on a rotary table that plays Happy Birthday.\u00a0 I still have it, and it is 78 years young.<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1989, a P-51 fighter plane crashed into my childhood home.\u00a0 I think it was aiming for those stashed-away photos.\u00a0 The pictures and the entire living room was instantly reduced to tiny pieces of wood by the momentum of the P-51!<\/p>\n

A quote from the pilot’s brother-in-law that was in the local paper:<\/p>\n

“They lifted off, began to climb into the clear blue sky, and suddenly, like a bolt out of the blue, an actual bolt flew off the engine and into the propeller.\u00a0 Then, adding to the nightmare, birds followed.\u00a0 The plane spiraled out of control as my brother-in-law fought to keep it aloft.<\/p>\n

Horribly, gravity prevailed.\u00a0 The plane rolled, rolled again, and crashed on top of a house next to the airport.”<\/p>\n

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The plane went through the house and into the street in front of the home!<\/p><\/div>\n

So, in conclusion, the airplane crash saved the world from ever having to see those Christmas-time photos, but often at Christmas time, I have an urge to take pictures of family and friends and store them in a safe place, in the cloud!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We were up and moving at 7:00 am and, as usual, we deposited ourselves in the office, the computer in front of us, and a hot cup of coffee to get our hearts started!\u00a0 First, I checked the weather report.<\/p>\n

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It appears as though Christmas will be wet!<\/p><\/div>\n

We “Walked The Yard” to make sure everything was battened down for the upcoming rainstorm.\u00a0 We expect at least three inches of hard rain in the first few hours.<\/p>\n

At 10:30 am, we headed for the showers to get ready for the hair appointments at 1:00 pm.\u00a0 We have to go to Huntington Beach, and our hair person has moved to a new shop so that it will be a little hide-and-seek!\u00a0 Mary said she wanted to dress to be cool, but I never imagined this!<\/p>\n

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What do you call a search engine that sings Christmas songs? Michel Googl\u00e9<\/p>\n

Get into the holiday spirit with the\u00a0Joe Di Fiore Big Band<\/strong>\u2014a 17-piece powerhouse bringing the classic big band sound to\u00a0Campus JAX<\/strong>!\u00a0 Join us for an evening of festive favorites and swinging arrangements, featuring special guest vocalist Anna Crumley<\/strong>.\u00a0 From timeless Christmas standards to jazzy takes on holiday classics, this show is the perfect way to celebrate the season\u2014just in time for Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

Checkout the YouTube video of tonight’s performance!<\/p>\n