re: #79 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

my mom and dad were born in 1914 and 1918 respectively, ‘tis a wonder they survived to meet…

Same with my grandparents. I forgot who was living where when, but at least two of them were in kindergarten in Philly in 1918, when the city was warned not to have a war bond parade in the middle of Center City due to the flu and fucking did it anyway.

Just shows you how much dumb luck contributes to your existence.