“You can hear a lot by listening,” according to Yogi Berra. I am going to do a lot more of it.
Living on LBI, I know everybody. At least it seems that way. Dozens of neighbors and friends are a regular part of my very lucky life. They all are wonderful people. I play in a golf league at Ocean Acres: 54 men, each as different as any two people can be. My wife is in a book club with other women. When they meet, one night a month, the husbands go out for drinks.
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