Can one call someone beloved if they are once removed? I liked your father a whole lot. And you are only once removed from him. He tried to teach me how to smoke when I was 17, but it didn't work. And at one time you tried to teach my mother how to cook spaghetti. That didn't work either. I appologize for her reaction to that lesson.
On the theme of elder generations, I so much appreciated your concern and attention to my parents in their old age. They were very fond of you and thought of you as a grandson, maybe even as a son. They enjoyed your company in Saranac Lake and also on Martha's Vineyard. And we did also, here in Boulder, as well as at Vail (and at the airport in Hawaii!). I hope it won't be too long before you repeat those visits to us. You're are officially invited. Not that you need an invitation. All of you.
We wish you a happy 50th birthday (a bit late, sorry) and hope you have 50 more and enjoy them in good health and happiness. You have a beautiful home and an even more beautiful and charming wife and daughter, and an interesting, adventurous and productive career. I hope such blessings follow you all the way.
With love from Maria (and Jesse)
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