deuce-ish: Ha !!! I'm a kid, Comiskey has only been been replaced once. *

My father was born 100 years ago today - anybody have a very old father alive? - Potomac October 13, 2025, 18:38:44

Yesterday was 65th anniversary of Mazeroski's walk-off World Series homer... - Potomac October 14, 2025, 9:50:24
- Ha !!! I'm a kid, Comiskey has only been been replaced once. * - osklister October 14, 2025, 10:43:13
Both of my parents were born in the 1930s. - Lexillini October 14, 2025, 8:43:59
- Regarding memories and the OKC bombing - Potomac October 14, 2025, 10:00:10
  - I saw a stat recently that something like 4 generations removed and you're pretty much forgotten... - haighter October 14, 2025, 10:26:18
    - Regarding family burial plots - Potomac October 14, 2025, 10:58:29
      - My maternal grandparents purchased multiple plots all together in the 70s. - Lexillini October 14, 2025, 11:05:25
        
        my stepfather's name and years are on a grave where he is not buried - Potomac October 14, 2025, 12:40:33
        
        I would not put a stone with my name on a future plot - Potomac October 14, 2025, 12:13:12
        
        But I get why some people do. They want to design their own stone and save . . . - Lexillini October 14, 2025, 12:31:32
        
        My great aunt did that. Always freaked me out as a kid. * - osklister October 14, 2025, 12:17:46
        
        My parents have that. Back side of my grandparents stone. * - haighter October 14, 2025, 12:29:50
        
        Multiple (like four) plots were very common early on. (Maybe something to do with stillborns, etc?)* - osklister October 14, 2025, 11:27:43
        
        Could be. But this was the 70s when all of my grandparents' kids were adults. - Lexillini October 14, 2025, 12:02:32
    - It's a bitter pill to swallow. - Lexillini October 14, 2025, 10:49:52
      - I have contemplated what artifacts of my life my kids might want to keep - Potomac October 14, 2025, 11:03:15
        
        I have considered having a few items belonging to my parents buried along with me. - Lexillini October 14, 2025, 11:06:36
My mom and dad are 90 and 91. Mom prolly has 5+ left in her. * - Philo October 13, 2025, 20:45:56
- My aunt turns 99 on Veterans Day - Potomac October 13, 2025, 21:10:00
  - My Grandmother’s birthday was on Veteran’s Day. She lived until she was 92. * - harb99 October 13, 2025, 21:11:50
I know you’ve been retired several years…are you 70 yet? - WesMantooth October 13, 2025, 20:39:47
I hope they do care. I think they will - Learning_and_Labor October 13, 2025, 19:06:30
- I have a great photo of my maternal grandparents on their wedding day in 1931 (I think). - Lexillini October 14, 2025, 9:51:34

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