Here is what I think
I said to my sister,
When she asked what I thought about
Keeping a running record of family maladies
“Everyone’s final chapter ends in death”
The rundown is not necessarily important
To everyone else
Some don’t know the others
And some don’t care
Some have trouble keeping up with themselves
Others don’t like their private concerns known
They may detest prying
However well-meaning and innocent
The journey of life is the important thing
The dignity of each traveler cannot be dismissed
To me life is about living
I do what I do and I have my reasons
My redemption is my own
We must all live for ourselves
My care for others is my choice
Keeping this private is part of my dignity
And when I die, goodbye
I think of our aunt Clemmie
And how she died of ALS
But I don’t dwell
What is, is and cures will come
In the meantime
If you’re making a list
Put me down for
An ingrown toenail
A little earwax
A mild hemorrhoid
And morning breath
Stanski
December 8, 2019 ^
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Steve Haarman 
Steve, my first roaring laugh of the day——-thank you for your “list”! Meant to thank you at the reunion for your pages of poems/musings you had sent to Dan and I earlier in the fall. Too much other stuff being talked about that day for me to think of it at that time
Hope we all meet up again next year. Love, Janie Sent from my iPad
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Glad you liked it. It is fun and a challenge to write every day. Spent some time with my brother, Tom and his wife, Mary in Punta Gorda, for a week. Got back and then the snow came, 24 inches of it. I have a new snowblower coming this week. The other gave up. My daughter, Chris is living with me now. She will find work and hopes to get her own place. Just got tired of the people in Fargo. I am hoping we can get together again in 2020. Somewhere closer would be nice, although, Murfreesboro is a nice place and Dave and Nancy and Buffy were great hosts. Best to you, be at peace. Love, Steve
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