Somewhere, Sometime

“Mom, I prefer boys.”
-“Just A Question of Love”, 2000 French Film

Twenty-five years ago today

March 23, 1986
Sunday

The alligator postcard sent from Africa by Paloma dated March 23, 1986:
Republique de Cote D’Ivoire; Parc National de la COMOE.

Dear Michael,
Just a few words to let you know where I am now-- As you can guess it worked with CLUB MED. I’m really happy about that. Africa is pretty exciting, really different, people from all over the world work here too (even Americans). That’s great. I’m just going to be here for a month though. And after that I don’t know yet where I’ll be sent. I’ll let you know for sure. 
Hope we can meet somewhere, sometime---
Keep writing at my mom’s.
Hope to read you soon.
Miss you—
Love,
Paloma
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Yesterday I received my IRS refund which was good news to say the least. I don’t feel any richer since I had to withdraw three thousand dollars from my CHASE Advantage account for my 1985-86 IRA Contribution. At least I have one consolidated IRA account now. I’ve noted on my calendar in June 1986 to contact Clare Chan to have her transfer my IRA’s to her DEAN WITTER firm. Clare is Margaret Lai’s contact/broker.

Amy gave me some pictures last night. I showed them to ma and pa over breakfast. They thought Amy was pretty.

I went and had my car washed and laid on the beach from 11:30AM through 1:30PM. I got a quick tan in just two hours. It was cloudy but nice as the sun appeared in-between passing clouds.
I went to mom’s house for dinner (corned beef and cabbage). Helen and Tony were there. Helen gave me a picture of Lauren. Dinner was good.

I went home at about six o’clock and finished up a little laundry. I tried to sleep when mom telephoned. I was persuaded to go back to her house and watch some of that Farrah Fawcett and Colleen Dewhurst film that I had taped last week. I went home by 10PM and fell asleep. Yawn.

Audrey Hepburn:   “They don’t look very happy.”
Albert Finney:   “Why should they? They just got married.”
-“Two For The Road”, 1967 film