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91, amazing. "I don’t want to go back. I know what happened in the past. It’s the surprise of not knowing what the present and future hold that I love and look forward to."

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Thanks for taking the ride with me ❤️❤️

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Speaking of aging role models, you'll do very nicely, thank you very much! I especially like your remark about bucket lists. Could never quite get my mind around that one either.

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Sometimes it feels like I’m whistling alone in the dark. Thanks so much for joining me. ❤️❤️

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Accept the discount

Don’t be discounted!

Brilliant. 💐

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Thank you Irwin. It’s amazing how long it takes us to claim our space. Raise your flag, baby ❤️❤️

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WOW. I am delighted to discover Sally-Jane, and she is welcome to count me as one of her newest fans.

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Hey Jan. Thank you my new friend ❤️❤️

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I'm glad to have discovered you, Sally-Jane! Here's another well earned standing o for you!

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👏🏼 (Joining you.)

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Thank you my Queen ❤️

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This was wonderful! My favorite line: "Never take a standing ovation for granted, even if you’re paying for it."

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Me, too. She's got a lot of good zingers in here. Thanks, Doug.

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Aha! You’ve been there too. Thanks for the share❤️❤️

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I absolutely love Sally-Jane! She doesn’t know this yet, but I’m her soul sister. I’ll be 80 in March & I’m having the kind of fabulous

party I know she’d love. (If only I knew her, I’d invite her.)I aspire to be like her at 91! Talk about joie de vivre & Jouissance! I’m definitely buying her book immediately!

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Hey Leah I would go to your party in a heartbeat just to say thank you for your kind words and bravo and congratulations 🥳🥳🥳❤️

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I deeply appreciate your words. Thank you!

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Well, if you’re in Portland, Oregon on March 15, let me know and you’ll be invited. The birthday party will have a Great Gatsby theme & everyone is coming in costume! (I don’t know IRL, but I’ll bet you’d have a ball at this party.

PS

I bought your book today!💞

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My dear Leah. Because I am technically challenged I responded to you under my name

Please read my answer to your request under my name. Let me know you have read what I wrote 🥹🥹🥹🥳🥳🥳🥰🥰🥰

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I read your lovely response. Thank you so much for your answer.

I responded to you…but perhaps it didn’t reach you? I’m technologically challenged too.

🙂

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Honey as you can see I’m technically challenged. So please read my reply to you that’s under my name. Oh my goodness HELP😂😂😂😂

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My dear Leah

If I could I’d be there in a heartbeat

In the meantime Sondheim’s Being Alive is one of my favorites ever. If you haven’t before try to get the version of it sung on the original cast album of Company which is what the song was written for sung by Dean Jones who played the lead character Bobby. It’ll blow your mind

I’m sorry about not sharing Love Is

It’s very private and personal as it was written for me by my composer musical director Robert Bendorf . he was one of my dear friends who died in the Aides crisis of the 1980’s. I cherish it as a shared communion of heart, mind and soul with him. I hope you understand ❤️🙏❤️

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I will definitely look for the version you’ve spoken of here. And oh yes, I love the musical Company. (Of course, I love all of Sondheim’s works.)

I completely understand about your song, that

glorious song written specifically for you, that song which belongs only to you.

I’m so very sorry that you lost your beloved friend in the AIDS crisis. I understand that grief deeply. I lost some friends to it as well.

Sending you love.

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My dear Leah

Somewhere in our communication cycle you sent me something that you might have thought you didn’t know me well enough to send. So let me tell you that you can send me anything because your previous notes to me tell me not only are we on the same page but we are as you have written “sisters” albeit 11 years apart. Leah we are of like minds. Ain’t that grand. In a world that appears to be narrowing as I write this I want to celebrate our cyber meeting ❤️❤️❤️

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Yes Leah it’s on YouTube

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I so love hearing about your life, dreams, accomplishments, natural matter of fact wisdom and especially your voice singing...Love Is...blessings to you dear one.

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Dear Vincent. Right back atcha ❤️❤️❤️

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Such an inspiring take on life. Living life to the fullest. Enjoyed this so much. Thank you.

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Dear Monica thank YOU ❤️❤️

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Look how you shine, Sally-Jane! You are a star! You’re made of stars.

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Dear Staci. Well you certainly make me feel like one. Thank you❤️

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This was a really entertaining post. Thank you.

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Hey Jim. So glad you enjoyed ❤️

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Love you and your joie de vivre, Sally-Jane! You jolted me like a strong cup of coffee this morning.

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Dear Ruth. Thank you❤️

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On of my FAVORITES!

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It takes one to know one ❤️

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OMG! What a star.

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Truly. <3

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Tammy thank you❤️

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Thank YOU, Sally-Jane Heit the Magnificent! I aspire to be like you in all ways, at all times.

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Especially this: "It’s such a relief that I don’t have to bring the sun up every morning. That was exhausting. Today, questions are my safety net."

:-D

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GREAT title: Not Yet! 🤣💙⭐

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