Courtesy of: The "Russian River Times"

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Daniel Demers is a semiretired businessman whose hobby is researching and writing about 19th and 20th century historical events and personalities. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from George Washington University and a master's degree in business from Chapman University. You can review his other published works at www.danieldemers.com.
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    "Bother you at all?"
    "Hell yes.  I've lived with this lousy guilt for fifty-nine years and I feel particularly sad every Mother's Day thinking of how I let her down!"
    "Would have been better if you'd told your mom."
     "Yep.  But I can't tell her now-Geese, she's ninety-six years old and the confession might kill her!"