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Some thoughts and memories and things:

• Revie- my mother's maiden name.
• Riley- my maternal grandmother's maiden name
• Rheimer- my paternal grandmother's maiden name.
• Ryan Shamus Kelly- my nephew.
• Rhode Island- Went here with my parents in search of the Great Gatsby movie site in June 1973.  We never found it.
• Rickie Lee Jones- one of my favorite musicians.
• Rick Revie- my cousin died in a freak car accident with his 5 year old daughter in 1990.
• Raspberry Iced Tea- refreshing
• Relatives- I had 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 aunts and uncles, 6 siblings, 16 nieces and nephews and 17 cousins. That's enough for one person.
• "Rollin', rollin', rollin',  my big fat ass is swollen":- my favorite line from the City Slickers movie.
• Ramadan- I couldn't fast fro a month.
• Right handed- but I can also eat with my left hand.
• Rocking Chairs- I don't really like them,
• Red Rocks Amphitheatre- CO- I've been here for two concerts and the venue is as exciting as the performances.
• Russia- 2013- St. Petersburg- a beautiful city; an ugly government.
• Roses- I like this flower but it is not my favorite.
• Raisins- i like them occasionally.
• Red Licorice- one of my favorites that I don't eat anymore. Damn it.
• Rice- i just don't like this food.
• Rice Krispie Treats- OMG, I love them.
• Reuben Sandwiches- Yes. I like mine warm and with provolone cheese.
• Rain Forests- Thailand, Australia, Peru- they are magical
• Road to Recovery- driving cancer patients to treatments.
• Rosacea- oh, the beauty of pale, Irish skin.
• R.E.M.- I like a lot of thier music.
• Rare Earth- I wonder what ever happened to this band
• Ray Charles- the man has soul.
• Richard Thompson- he recorded a lot of music that I liked.
• "Red sky at night, a sailor's delight; red sky at morn', sailors be warned".
• RSVP- I wonder why we never came up with an English equivalent;
• Racetrack- DE- 1974- I went here a few times and never left with any winnings.
• Redwood Forest- CA- I feel so damn small.
• River Dance- NYC- 1995; PHL 2016- this show was riveting the first time I saw it.  The second time was not as good.
• Rear-ended- 2009- I was stopped at a red light and I saw the car behind me coming up the road.  The driver wasn't slowing down and sure enough, she rear-ended me and my car was in the damn shop fro a week.
• RBG-Supreme Court Justice Ruth Badger Ginsburg- I saw the movie and din't realize what a champion she was for women.  Now she is on the top of my Heroes list.
• Relay for Life- raising money fro cancer research.
• Resting Buddha- Thailand- 1992- he is massive.
• Right-winged Conspiracy Theories- I think they are crazy but I see some conspiracy heroes from the left, creeping in my my thoughts.
• Runaways-NYC- a Broadway play; I loved this play so much that I asked my high school director to produce it at our school.  He thought the play was too edgy.  But I persisted.  Finally, I transferred to another school district and he produced the play and the community loved it.
• Russian Bath House- PHL- 2015- the place gave me the creeps.
• Running of the Reindeer- Anchorage AK, 2017- some people do silly things.
• Rwanda- I want to go here to see the Sliverback Gorillas.
• Rome, Italy- 1973, 1990, 2001- this is a beautiful city but I prefer Florence.
• Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice- yes, I just wish it didn't have so much sugar.
• Rear- ended- I was stopped at a red light and I saw the car behind me.  She wasn't slowing down and she just plowed right in to me.
• “Road Rule #20: Prejudices are like heavy furniture in a Conestoga wagon on the Oregon Trail. In order to keep moving forward, sometimes you have to toss them out, even if they are family heirlooms.”  Out West by Dayton Duncan.