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I was made aware of a feature of my Blog, Point Made. Published by Halvin and Cobbs. My blog has a comment feature. Yes, I knew that but, I didn't realize I was getting comments, aside from verbal observations and the occasional email. I really didn't know how to find them. I guess I thought they would find me.

No such luck. I found out, quite by accident, how to view your comments. I am so sorry. Some of them were encouraging. Others, I saw as constructive criticism. Some of you just weren't buying what I was selling, and that's okay. A couple of comments asked questions. Because I was not aware of these posts, they bothered me the most.

Jill Frisbie, the talented and wonderful wife of my sister's brother-in-law, Terry, way back in December, asked about the Aussie TV I was watching on the streaming services. Jill, I watched Tangle, City Detectives, Silk, Bloom, and Nothing Trivial. On New Zeland TV Programing, I'm watching Step Dave. Don't even start with me about British, Irish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, French, Spanish, and German programming.

Anne Wilde, designated Daughter, I think I answered all of your questions in person, but thank you for the comments.

What touched me the most was the encouragement and sympathy people offered to me when I wrote about my divorce from Maria. Nobody trolled Maria, she doesn't deserve it. Everyone challenged me to be myself, and happiness would return to my life. 

And many of you told me to move to Milwaukee, where I would be welcomed, and become part of that family again. I appreciate all of it. These comments were like discovering lost love letters. 

If you commented and were discouraged by my lack of response, I'm sorry. I promise to make sure, I check each week for anything you have to say. I care about and love you all.

I Received Yet Another Letter From Barak
 
I didn't open it and I won't open anymore that he sends. His letter will sound innocent enough. He'll brag about knowing Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden trying to shine a light on his reputation by being associated with them. He might reminisce about the good old days when he played golf with the house majority leader John Boehner and Fox News thought it was terrible because Obama was playing golf. Accurate? Yes, but I know this is not his intention.

Somewhere in the letter, there will be a thinly failed reference to his knowledge that his wife is also mailing to me. Let me state for the record, any relationship I have with Michelle Obama is platonic, professional, and personal. I will not divulge the nature or content of our communication. If she chooses to do so it's fine with me. 

By the way, she also knows Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. However, she doesn't name drop like you know who. The only reason I know is that I asked her and she admitted it.

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