Hey Nancy!   
      
    NB> A chip off the old block   
      
   Perhaps his block but in this case his mother is a chip of this particular   
   block and by this time she is her own block with four of her own chips to   
   contend with.   
      
   Both of my chips are well past being chips by now I would think.   
      
   I did some homework and it turns out he is 12.  I wasn't too far off but at   
   that age 2 years is a much greater error than it is at my age.   
      
    NB> A good age for encouraging   
      
   Probably.  I am hopeful that it helps the cause whatever the cause turns out   
   to be in the future.   
      
    NB> There's good people everywhere   
      
   Yes indeed.  It is good to be reminded of this every now and then.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Future cybertoasts of note:   
       2018-01-01 is  112 days from now and falls on a Monday.   
       2024-11-05 is 2612 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.   
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