Corresponding with athlete

[Guest guest]

Dear Barbara,

I am the last person to advise anyone on athetics, as I don't participate in

anything, but I found the letter interesting and international in scope, there

must be hundreds out there who will find a kinship between them. Our own Marcus

may be interested and willing to talk to the young athelete, as he is athletic

himself, although not in the same sport. Thanks for forwarding the letter from

your doctor, he will probably get several responses from it. You will always

find something interesting and different here.

I hope you and your family are thriving and all the children engaged in

something of interest to them in school. It is very cold here today, but

nothing like what is happening in the other parts of the country. So much for

global warming at this point in time. Here is a quote attributed to Mark Twain

about Paris............. " anywhere is better than Paris. Paris the cold, Paris

the drizzly, Paris the rainy, Paris the damnable. More than a hundred years ago

somebody asked Quin, " Did you ever see such a winter in all your life before? "

" Yes, " said he, " Last summer. " I judge he spent his summer in Paris. Let us

change the proverb; Let us say all bad Americans go to Paris when they die. No,

let us not say it for this adds a new horror to Immortality. " - letter to

Lucius Fairchild, 28 April 1880, reprinted in Mark Twain, The Letter Writer

Also reminds me of the old saying they taught me in school, written by Mark

Twain, also:

" About the weather in New England: if you don't like it, wait a few minutes and

it will change. "

Anyone care to share their weather conditions?

Baby it's cold outside,

Lottie