Yesterday, I had a friend named Jen, some called her “Sunflower”
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Yesterday, I had a friend who loved baseball and basketball
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Yesterday, I had a friend who told me about her travels to California where she experienced many earthquakes, and to Montana where she described the “Big Sky” as something amazing.
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Yesterday, I had a friend who was an insightful, Journalistic genius
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Yesterday, I had a friend and confident who would chastise me for not being more sociable
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Yesterday, I had a friend who loved Tom Wills. She told me that Tom told her that he would not make it easy for her to restore her self esteem, but he would give her the tools to do it for herself; he gave her The Contributor
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Yesterday, I had a friend who loved Linda Bailey. She was always concerned about Linda and her mental and emotional well being.
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Yesterday, when Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump, Jen said, I don’t know Barbara, I can’t think of a woman who who is man enough to be elected president by the American people. We don’t trust women. We only trust massive bags of dung!!
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Yesterday, I had a friend that would invite me to lunch at at her favorite east Nashville haunt
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she would never let me pay, she would always say, “I invited you, so I will pay” but the last time we had lunch at Logans, I paid, as she was in such pain that she could not even pull out her wallet.
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Yesterday, I had a friend who absolutely loved The Contributor. I tried to persuade her to write again and she said, “I don’t think I have anything more to give. I don’t think they even consider me a vendor anymore.” I told her that she was our “Vendor Emeritus” and she said, “I like that title”.
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Yesterday, when I would take her to get groceries, she was nervous to use the electric carts, but I finally persuaded her to ride one by riding one myself and convincing her that it would be easier on her back pain.
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Yesterday, I told Jen that there was a Black woman who made melt in your mouth peach cobbler in Madison and she responded, “I don’t know Barbara, do you have to be a Black woman to make delicious peach cobbler.” I smiled.
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Yesterday. I had a friend that was trying to tell me in so many ways that her days on this earth were numbered, but I paid no attention. She told me that she had a spinal injury, not knowing it was cancer!!
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Yesterday, I had a friend who taught me the true meaning of platonic love!!!
It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday!!!! (Boyz 2 Men)