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Wild Card/Thursday — 9/27/07

A special message for those who work or receive care at the North Idaho Cancer Center. My sister, Charlotte Mitchell, is celebrating Birthday No. 56 today. Wish her a happy birthday for me -- and let her know that I appreciate the reminder that my 58th birthday is just around the corner. This is the year that I and my five siblings celebrate even-number birthdays: 62, 58, 56, 54, 52 and 48. Funny how that worked out. But it does make it easier to remember how old the rest of them are. If my dad was still alive, he'd be 86. Mom's 82. So it goes all through the family. As you get older, it's nice to have helpful hints like that. Now, for your Wild Card ...



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.