"Angela, we had our torrential rain and thunderstorm last night here in northern Illinois.  Lots of heavy rain and gusty winds.  Pretty intense.  My lights flickered a few times.  I thought I was going to lose power but luckily…"

"I reported the order-of-comments problem to Brother Richard right away, and he fixed it. Glad to hear you’re giving up smoking Ian. Your Mum’s health problem is especially scary to me. I had a similar problem within a few months of…"

"Joan, I'm glad to hear your good news, and hope you don't vomit too much.   That's all I have time for now, as I'm working in the garden most of each day now."

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"Grinning Cat,   AWWW! How precious!   Brandi Amari Williams"

"Just saying hi as well; glad to hear that things are going well, Joan, and that you're helping the woman who badly needs a support system! "