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The Lady My Mother once asked me what I thought the definition of a Lady was. I thought for a few minutes, and then replied, "YOU". She laughed, clearly delighted, yet with obvious puzzlement. I explained that day to Her what I meant, and today, I am going to share it with all of you. A Lady is someone who does what she must: To Care for... To Comfort... To Achieve... To Put at Ease... To Impress... To Express... To all who cross her Path. A Lady is someone of Grace and Beauty that shines upon all who see and know her. A Lady is Loyal, Steadfast, and True. She has honor, spirit, Humor and Joy. A lady cares more about the comfort of others, and settles for mere tolerance for herself. She stands by while others shine, She is the gentle breeze that allows others to Soar. She is the iron will inside her children, that gives us the fortitude to stand and deliver, or lay down and surrender with dignity and grace. Franchesca was a consummate Lady. The Finest representation I have e

You know you are living in the 21st century when you own a cell phone, and use it everyday. Admit it...you do! If you are like me,( and who doesn't want to be?!) you have contact lists that number in the hundreds.( okay, fifty, but I was going for drama dammit!) You most likely use your recent call lists to dial up your friends because their names are usually there from previous calls, and you not only don't have to dial in their number, but you can just scroll down and hit send on their name.( Are we a lazy bunch of techno-losers or what?!) This is an everyday habit for me. I rarely have to go "looking" for any of my closest friends numbers, as they pop up readily available from my last " Had to call you for ten seconds, and chat about nothing,well something, I mean its me, so its always entertaining if not always about world hunger, peace or the moral decay of society; but here you are, in my phone and totally accesable, so I called you" phone call. The