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When I was a boy in west Texas I kept a treasure box much the way building corner stones are done - with an eye to the future anticipating a grand opening one day.That day came this year when I officially admitted that I was an old man.With no particular ritual I opened the rather large tin box to find: A mummified horney toad One stick of Juicy Fruit gum Baseball card collection - three cards One Coca Cola bottle cap One window sticker from Grand Canyon Four arrowheads labeled "Comanche" Ten rattles from Diamondback snakes One garter - source unknown A roll of caps but no cap pistol Two chipped marbles One top with no string One yo-yo A baseball labeled 1946 One needle for pumping up footballs A spy's ring with hidden compartment One compass the size of a quarter Three Indian head pennies One picture of Marilyn Monroe with clothes One picture of Marilyn Monroe without clothes A picture labeled on the back,"My Mama" Notably absent was a cell phone 7-24-19 Writing Challenge 3, July 2019 - List Dear Heart

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Date: 8/12/2019 6:44:00 PM
Larry congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with this excellent poem!
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 8/17/2019 6:05:00 PM
Thanks you! That was fun..Larry
Date: 8/9/2019 5:12:00 PM
Great time capsule list, Larry. Congratulations on your 1st place win. Hugs
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 8/17/2019 6:05:00 PM
Thanks, Eve
Date: 8/8/2019 1:05:00 PM
Well done, Larry! Congrats on your 1st place win! Blessings, Kim
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 8/17/2019 6:05:00 PM
Thanks, Kim
Date: 8/8/2019 4:02:00 AM
- A Box of Memories ... - Congratulations on your win, Larry :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 8/17/2019 6:06:00 PM
Thank you, Anne-Lise
Date: 7/24/2019 4:00:00 PM
love the list especially the humour Larry. what fascinating keepsakes lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 7/24/2019 9:01:00 PM
Thanks, Jan! Your part of the world probably hasn't seen "horney toads"...Texas expression for horned frogs.Really prehistoric looking kind of things..LOL

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