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after seeing the picture of betty ford that's hitting all of the front pages, her face crushed with grief, i feel like an absolute heel, a heartless ass for saying anything even remotely humorous about gerald ford.
god. i can't remember the last time i saw such naked pain reflected on a human face. politics aside, my heart goes out to betty. she obviously loved jerry. now she's facing an aspect of old age that punches me in the stomach whenever i think about it: carrying on without one's lifelong partner.
(an odd side note: my best friend when i was a little kid, who grew up in the house across the street from mine--her parents were also named betty and jerry. they are both deceased now.)
god. i can't remember the last time i saw such naked pain reflected on a human face. politics aside, my heart goes out to betty. she obviously loved jerry. now she's facing an aspect of old age that punches me in the stomach whenever i think about it: carrying on without one's lifelong partner.
(an odd side note: my best friend when i was a little kid, who grew up in the house across the street from mine--her parents were also named betty and jerry. they are both deceased now.)
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