Gift of the Magi - Revision history

Lorensen at 21:48, 2 March 2014

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	Three weeks before Valentine's Day 2014, Terri and I went shopping in		Three weeks before Valentine's Day 2014, Terri and I went shopping in
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com Front Street		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com Front Street Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga Travers Day] Posters by [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/postergallery.php Greg Montgomery]. I noticed a poster on the floor, [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/1999.php Travers 1999], signed
	Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga
	Travers Day] Posters by [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/postergallery.php Greg Montgomery]. I noticed a poster on the floor, [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/1999.php Travers 1999], signed
	by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bailey Jerry Bailey],		by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bailey Jerry Bailey],
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Santos Jose Santos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Prado Edgar Prado], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Day Pat Day], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Velazquez John Velazquez] and many		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Santos Jose Santos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Prado Edgar Prado], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Day Pat Day], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Velazquez John Velazquez] and many

Lorensen at 21:44, 2 March 2014

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	Three weeks before Valentine's Day 2014, Terri and I went shopping in		Three weeks before Valentine's Day 2014, Terri and I went shopping in
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com Front Street
	Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga		Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga
	Travers Day] Posters by [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/postergallery.php Greg Montgomery]. I noticed a poster on the floor, [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/1999.php Travers 1999], signed		Travers Day] Posters by [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/postergallery.php Greg Montgomery]. I noticed a poster on the floor, [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/1999.php Travers 1999], signed

Lorensen at 21:39, 2 March 2014

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	Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a		Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a
	gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers Poster. Minutes later, after I ~~bought the necklace,~~		gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers Poster. Minutes later, after I bought the necklace, Terri bought the poster that I had admired. She
	bought the necklace, Terri bought the poster that I had admired. She
	stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's		stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's
	Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's		Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's

Lorensen at 21:30, 2 March 2014

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	Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a		Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a
	gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers Poster. ~~Shortly~~ after I		gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers Poster. Minutes later, after I bought the necklace,
	bought the necklace, ~~she~~ bought the poster that I had admired. She		bought the necklace, Terri bought the poster that I had admired. She
	stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's		stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's
	Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's		Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's

Lorensen at 21:10, 2 March 2014

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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street
	Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga		Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga
	Travers Day] Posters. I noticed a poster on the floor, Travers 1999, signed		Travers Day] Posters by [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/postergallery.php Greg Montgomery]. I noticed a poster on the floor, [http://www.gregmontgomery.com/posters/1999.php Travers 1999], signed
	by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bailey Jerry Bailey],		by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bailey Jerry Bailey],
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Santos Jose Santos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Prado Edgar Prado], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Day Pat Day], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Velazquez John Velazquez] and many		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Santos Jose Santos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Prado Edgar Prado], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Day Pat Day], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Velazquez John Velazquez] and many

Lorensen at 21:01, 2 March 2014

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Lorensen at 20:58, 2 March 2014

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	similar story, sort of.		similar story, sort of.

	Three weeks before Valentine's Day, Terri and I went shopping in		Three weeks before Valentine's Day 2014, Terri and I went shopping in
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street
	Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga		Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga

Lorensen at 20:56, 2 March 2014

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	I'm sure many of you remember [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_of_the_magi O. Henry's Gift of the Magi]. I ~~now~~ have a		I'm sure many of you remember [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_of_the_magi O. Henry's Gift of the Magi]. I have a
	similar story, sort of.		similar story, sort of.

Lorensen at 20:51, 2 March 2014

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Created page with "I'm sure many of you remember O'Henry's Gift of the Magi. I now have a similar story, sort of. Three weeks before Valentine's Day, Terri and I went shopping in Ballston Spa. ..."

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I'm sure many of you remember O'Henry's Gift of the Magi. I now have a
similar story, sort of.

Three weeks before Valentine's Day, Terri and I went shopping in
Ballston Spa. We stopped at Stone Soup Antiques and the Front Street
Home Design Center. Front Street has a complete set of Saratoga
Travers Day Posters. I noticed one on the floor, Travers 1999, signed
by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. Jerry Baily,
Jose Santos, Edgar Prado, Pat Day, John Valezquez and many
more. Something also caught Terri's eye, a hand made, heart shaped
necklace. She tried it on and liked it, but, for some reason, didn't
buy it.

A week later, after lunch with some former GE folks, I went to
Ballston Spa to buy the heart necklace. Over the years I'ved learned
to be alert for gift ideas. I figured that since Terri
liked that necklace, it would make a great Valentine gift. After
lunch, I returned to Front Street and the necklace was still there. I
bought it. The shopkeeper recognized me from my recent visit with
Terri.

The next morning, at home, Terri received a call from Front
Street. Turns out, she and a girlfriend had lunch the previous day in
Ballston Spa. They stopped in Front Street to browse. Terri decided
she wanted the necklace after all. But, it was gone. The shopkeeper
told her a young woman had just been in and bought it. She told Terri
she would check with the artist to see if she had more. On the phone
call, the shopkeeper told Terri that there were no more necklaces. I
was relieved and appreciated that the shopkeeper had recognized Teri
and kept my secret.

On Valentine's Day I surprised Terri with the necklace. She loved it,
of course. I told her my story. She gave me carwash tickets...

Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a
gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers' Poster. Shortly after I
bought the necklace, she bought the poster that I had admired. She
stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's
Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's
Day, Terri couldn't reteive the gift until now.

Now she has her necklace (hair) and I have my poster (watch).

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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street
	Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga		Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga
	Travers Day] Posters. I noticed ~~one~~ on the floor, Travers 1999, signed		Travers Day] Posters. I noticed a poster on the floor, Travers 1999, signed
	by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bailey Jerry Bailey],		by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bailey Jerry Bailey],
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Santos Jose Santos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Prado Edgar Prado], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Day Pat Day], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Velazquez John Velazquez] and many		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Santos Jose Santos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Prado Edgar Prado], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Day Pat Day], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Velazquez John Velazquez] and many
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	The next morning, at home, Terri received a call from Front		The next morning, at home, Terri received a call from Front
	Street. ~~Turns~~ out, she and a girlfriend had lunch the previous day in		Street. It turns out that she and a girlfriend had lunch the previous day in
	Ballston Spa. After lunch, they stopped in Front Street to browse. Terri decided		Ballston Spa. The same day I was buying the necklace. After lunch, they stopped in Front Street to browse. Terri decided
	she wanted the necklace after all. But, it was gone. The shopkeeper		she wanted the necklace after all. But, it was gone. The shopkeeper
	told her a young woman had just bought it. She told Terri		told her that a young woman had just bought it. She told Terri
	she would check with the artist to see if she had more necklaces. On the phone		she would check with the artist to see if she had more necklaces. On the phone
	call, the shopkeeper told Terri that there were no more necklaces. I		call, the shopkeeper told Terri that there were no more necklaces. I
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	On Valentine's Day I surprised Terri with the necklace. She loved it,		On Valentine's Day I surprised Terri with the necklace. She loved it,
	of course. I told her my story. She gave me car wash tickets...		of course. I told her my story. She gave me car wash tickets.

	Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a		Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a
	gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers' Poster. Shortly after I		gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers Poster. Shortly after I
	bought the necklace, she bought the poster that I had admired. She		bought the necklace, she bought the poster that I had admired. She
	stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's		stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's

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	I'm sure many of you remember O'Henry's Gift of the Magi. I now have a		<div class="floatright"><span>[[Image:Travers1999.png\|512px]]</span></div>
			I'm sure many of you remember [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_of_the_magi O. Henry's Gift of the Magi]. I now have a
	similar story, sort of.		similar story, sort of.

	Three weeks before Valentine's Day, Terri and I went shopping in		Three weeks before Valentine's Day, Terri and I went shopping in
	Ballston Spa. We stopped at Stone Soup Antiques and the Front Street		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_spa Ballston Spa]. We stopped at [http://www.stonesoupantiquesgallery.com/ Stone Soup Antiques] and the [http://www.frontstreethomedesign.com/ Front Street
	Home Design Center. Front Street has a complete set of Saratoga		Home Design Center]. Front Street has a complete set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Stakes Saratoga
	Travers Day Posters. I noticed one on the floor, Travers 1999, signed		Travers Day] Posters. I noticed one on the floor, Travers 1999, signed
	by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. Jerry ~~Baily~~,		by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bailey Jerry Bailey],
	Jose Santos, Edgar Prado, Pat Day, John ~~Valezquez~~ and many		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Santos Jose Santos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Prado Edgar Prado], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Day Pat Day], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Velazquez John Velazquez] and many
	more. Something also caught Terri's eye, a hand made, heart shaped		more. Something also caught Terri's eye, a hand made, heart shaped
	necklace. She tried it on and liked it, but, for some reason, didn't		necklace. She tried it on and liked it, but, for some reason, didn't
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	A week later, after lunch with some former GE folks, I went to		A week later, after lunch with some former GE folks, I went to
	Ballston Spa to buy the heart necklace. Over the years I'~~ved~~ learned		Ballston Spa to buy the heart necklace. Over the years I've learned
	to be alert for gift ideas. I figured that since Terri		to be alert for gift ideas. I figured that since Terri
	liked that necklace, it would make a great Valentine gift. After		liked that necklace, it would make a great Valentine gift. After
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	The next morning, at home, Terri received a call from Front		The next morning, at home, Terri received a call from Front
	Street. Turns out, she and a girlfriend had lunch the previous day in		Street. Turns out, she and a girlfriend had lunch the previous day in
	Ballston Spa. ~~They~~ stopped in Front Street to browse. Terri decided		Ballston Spa. After lunch, they stopped in Front Street to browse. Terri decided
	she wanted the necklace after all. But, it was gone. The shopkeeper		she wanted the necklace after all. But, it was gone. The shopkeeper
	told her a young woman had just ~~been in and~~ bought it. She told Terri		told her a young woman had just bought it. She told Terri
	she would check with the artist to see if she had more. On the phone		she would check with the artist to see if she had more necklaces. On the phone
	call, the shopkeeper told Terri that there were no more necklaces. I		call, the shopkeeper told Terri that there were no more necklaces. I
	was relieved and appreciated that the shopkeeper had recognized ~~Teri~~		was relieved and appreciated that the shopkeeper had recognized Terri
	and kept my secret.		and kept my secret.

	On Valentine's Day I surprised Terri with the necklace. She loved it,		On Valentine's Day I surprised Terri with the necklace. She loved it,
	of course. I told her my story. She gave me ~~carwash~~ tickets...		of course. I told her my story. She gave me car wash tickets...

	Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a		Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a
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	stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's		stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's
	Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's		Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's
	Day, Terri couldn't ~~reteive~~ the gift until now.		Day, Terri couldn't retrieve the gift until now.

	Now she has her necklace (hair) and I have my poster (watch).		Now she has her necklace (hair) and I have my poster (watch).