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Monte Cristo cravings and aging musings from Jim Finley
Retired editor Jim Finley muses on Monte Cristo sandwiches and odd memories. He recalls first tasting the fried sandwich with Barbara Bowes during a government assignment and later sharing one with wife Margie. He also bemoans mystery phone numbers and notes Cranston Rhode Island banning Father Daughter Dances, contrasting with Baytown traditions.
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Monte Cristo
Ernest Hemingway
Joyce Kilmer
The
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France
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ACE
Barbara Bowes
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Bennigan’s
Barbara
Margie
Cranston School
Rhode Island
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Christian Erikson
Kamille
Cranston
Jim Finley
the Sun
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