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No One Can Help You Die

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Alice Rebecca Maneer Young 1873-1907 - jim Young and Alice (Maneer) Young poem circa 1905-1907 "There is so much bad in the best of us, And so much good in the worst of us. That it hardly becomes any of us, To speak evil of the rest of us.” Feast and your halls are crowded. Fast and the world goes by. Succeed and give will help you live, But no one can help you die. I found this poem in a photo album/scrap book that my paternal grandfather received from Santa in 1905 when he was 7 years old. Judging from some other writings in this book, it appears it was written by his mother. However I do not know if she created it or borrowed it from another source. Although it was undated, it had to have been written between December 1905 and December of 1907 when my grandfather’s mother died. It starts out with a humbling message and ends on kind of a morbid note. Has anyone ever seen this poem before or know anything about its origin? Until I discover otherwise I will credit its creation to...
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Published In The Great North Arrow, March 1, 2025: Trains, Planes And Automobiles - While You Wait

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  Trains, Planes And Automobiles - While You Wait - jim Young “Wilbur Force: I'd almost rather go to the dentist than anywhere, wouldn't you?  Seymour: Yeah.  Wilbur Force: Now, no novocaine. It dulls the senses.” -  Charles B. Griffith With the possible exception of Wilbur Force played by Jack Nicholson in the 1960 version of “Little Shop Of Horrors” and Drew Barrymore who once confessed to Johnny Carson that the crush she had on her dentist was just ONE of the reasons she likes to go to the dentist, nobody but nobody enjoys going to the dentist. Seriously. Have you or anyone you know ever looked forward to a visit to the Dentist’s office? How many times have I laid in the dentist chair with my mouth uncomfortably open, thinking “Why am I paying someone to inflict such agony on me?” Dynamic Dentistry goes to great lengths to dull that pain as much as possible and it doesn’t involve laughing gas or sedation. As I was accompanying my wife, who had an appointment for ...
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