Cousin Ricky <ric### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> On 2025-08-03 14:57 (-4), Clarence1898 wrote:
> > "jr" <cre### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> >>
> >> (is the 1898 a jazz reference ?)
> >
> > Thank You.  Of course the cards are punched.  How else could I feed the program
> > to the computer.  No, 1898 is not a reference to jazz.  I grew up in the 50s and
> > 60s, my taste in music runs more to classic rock and roll.
>
> Whenever I see the number 1898, my mind goes straight to the year the
> USA became an overseas colonial empire.  Although the colony I live in
> was acquired years later, in 1917, I still live under the racist court
> rulings that were issued for how to deal with the new territories.

1898 refers to my grandfather.  A kind and gentle man.  Though he's been gone
for over 50 years, I still miss him.

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