Fred’s Countdown to Closure (Episode 5 of 5)

The Timely Birthday Card

Jan 04, 2023

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Tight facial shot of aging, smiling white man with half eye glasses on the tip of his nose, exposing bright blue eyes..

September 2021

After searching for Ralph's address in the online White Pages, Fred decided to include this note in a "first-time-ever" birthday card to Ralph:

Happy birthday, Ralph:
If my memory serves me right, you have a birthday sometime in September. So, here's to you, "young man" – what they still call me here at Green Gardens because, at 78, I still …

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