the letters and things
By the letters and things
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Episodes: 134
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A treasure trove of old letters tells the story of an American family through multiple generations, with a memorable cast of characters commenting on everything from the mundane of daily life to monumental, sometimes forgotten, moments in history.
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134. fun, silly princess
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May 21, 2026 |
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133. *presidential episode* get that lobotomy!
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May 14, 2026 |
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132. HONEY, IT'S MOTHERS DAY!
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May 07, 2026 |
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131. JFK in Mexico
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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130. apologies to Puerto Rico
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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129. *presidential episode* two bad dudes from Virginia
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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128. la biblioteca
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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127. enjoy your (buttered popcorn) jellybeans
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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126. "international something something"
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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125. *presidential episode* the most loved man by men
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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124. the pain of adulthood: hiding your own eggs
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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123. turn towards Satan and eat your Cool Ranch Doritos
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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122. entering the season of hate (March)
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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121. *presidential episode* the ongoing controversy of George Washington
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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120. lusty yearning and haunting (Cherub-related)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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119. it's Wuthering Heights season
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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118. take no nonsense, leave no survivors (ft. Neptune in Aries)
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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117. moving on and out
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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116. may you stay off the FBI watch list
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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115. *presidential episode* the fed's founding father and other dirtbags
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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114. an absolute unit of a card
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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113. plague of tinned fishes
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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112. shark jamboree
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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111. caught at a later date
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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110. il papa and the Iran-Contra affair
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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109. save a turkey, eat a cheese board
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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108. Scarlet O' Hare Airport
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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107. erotic stationary
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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106. pet of the month
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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105. desperately seeking mood shift
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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104. feet swaddled like baby Jesus
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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103. patches, stars, points
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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102. 80 degrees in October
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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101. squirty cream
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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100. Unterseeboot
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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99. [Memoirs] the growing season is too long
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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98. [Memoirs] mixing economics and death
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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97. [Memoirs] 2 Christmas 2 Furious
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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96. [Memoirs] treat yourself (to Googling of Anthrax)
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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95. [Memoirs] trigger warning: devastation
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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94. [Memoirs] Walt Disney's frozen head
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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93. [Memoirs] four babies all the same age and 100 Dalmatian puppies
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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92. [Memoirs] eliminate it
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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91. [Memoirs] doc, angel, coach
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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90. [Memoirs] being a cowgirl is an identity, not a sport
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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89. [Memoirs] she ate, left no pets
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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88. [Memoirs] mom traum
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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87. dark thoughts on pretty stationary
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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86. Freiberg in the snow
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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85. Founding Fathers Day
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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84. greeting card Nostradamus
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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83. by the numbers
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May 29, 2025 |
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82. the all staff email of yesteryear
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May 22, 2025 |
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81. the founding father you never knew
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May 15, 2025 |
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80. Mama mia gasolina the remix
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May 08, 2025 |
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79. unsafe ladders and the people who use them
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May 01, 2025 |
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78. idealists causing chaos
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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77. avoid oral instructions
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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76. 33 thousand chickens
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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75. [The Advertiser] based on a true story!
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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74. [The Advertiser] the end?
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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73. [The Advertiser] the penultimate
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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72. [The Advertiser] I had to briskly touch his bulge
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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71. [The Advertiser] Boy Scout Dick shows up
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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70. [The Advertiser] so mad we Googled and mathed
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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69. [The Advertiser] John, Jack, Meg, Peg
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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68. [The Advertiser] live to be cursed another day
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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67. [The Advertiser] the worst kept secret service
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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66. [The Advertiser] February 22, 1966 a day that lives in infamy
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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65. [The Advertiser] the private anguish of snakes in Hawai'i
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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64. [The Advertiser] Galena, Illinois and the Pluym Cafe, local hood hangout
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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63. [The Advertiser] Dud falls for the charm of secret agent Mike Johnson
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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62. [The Advertiser] a Facebook Marketplace transcript
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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61. Hallmark Christmas Movie Special
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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60. A Very Chester Hanukkahmas
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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59. trigger warning: big bummer
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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58. play stressed, work stressed
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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57. gratitude for the USPS
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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56. a quickie from Mickey
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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55. If that was the worst thing the British did
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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54. pop off, Grandpa!
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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53. pressure, shame, and gossip
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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52. kept, but not curated
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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51. Love Language: Large Greeting Cards
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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50. Greetings from the Hotel Rogers!
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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49. Amity Rod & Gun Club Clubhouse
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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48. two Benadryl special edition
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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47. you hug warm
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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46. the human animal
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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45. The resurrection, Jesus' first coming ... in August
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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44. To Love to Live Laugh Love
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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43. We came, we saw, we prognosticated.
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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42. Is hoarding genetic?
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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41. Don't look a gift hieroglyph in the mouth
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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40. Quotable Canine Quips
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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39. In remembrance of Jane Hill
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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38. Find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real.
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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37. Letters at 97
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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36. Sexual George Washington
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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35. Dearest Darling, Dearest Heart
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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34. Beerocrat
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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33. Happy Father's Day, Dad!
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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32. Stocks and socks and jade and ships
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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31. Accidental cult leader and AI card poems
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May 30, 2024 |
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30. Great Aunt Sex Cult
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May 23, 2024 |
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29. Grandpa's BDE handwriting
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May 16, 2024 |
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28. Some kind of luging game
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May 09, 2024 |
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27. He's just Ken.
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May 02, 2024 |
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26. Another stack of miscellenea
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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25. Par Avion! Post from overseas.
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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24. Greeting card pick n mix
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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23. Hallo! and Tschüss! from Auntie!
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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22. Grandma Micky's 40th birthday card bonanza
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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21. Stocks and socks and avocado green cookware
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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20. Greeting card bonanza
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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19. Bad news in terrible handwriting
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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18. U.S.S. Chester History Part II: Too Chester Too Furious
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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17. A wholesome tale of a man and his trains
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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16. The love between a man and his boat
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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15. Something about complexities of marriage...?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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14. It's never too late to send the world's longest update
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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13. Old (old old old) friends and some 9/11 baggage
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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12. Short and sweet and full of pocket snacks
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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11. A pretty, dirty city
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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10. The Innocents Abroad
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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9. More Christmas politics with Peter
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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8. Yule Tide Boastings
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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7. Grandpa's Wartime Story
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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6. It has been a long time since we pen chatted
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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5. Eunice tries to send Auntie to the nunnery and beachy waves Jesus
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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4. Brioni, the Albertinum, baby EIGHT, and stranger Raye
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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3. Grandpa's cadaver eye and Kathi One's new bedspread
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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2. Mom's Doomsday Prophesies
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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1. Jim and Joan and John and Jane
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Nov 03, 2023 |