Stephanie Miller Asker, a pioneer in women’s psychotherapy, died at the age of 91. Her obit notes that she was one of the last living persons to have known Albert Einstein. Her father, a CPA, became Einstein’s accountant and friend. Stephanie met the great man when she was four, and would often visit his home in New Jersey along with her parents.
When I was just a little kid, the Yankees came to Savannah for some kind of exhibition game. We didn't go to the game, but some friends and I were outside the stadium when the team came out and got on their bus. I handed a piece of paper up to a guy sitting next to one of the open windows, and he signed it and handed it back to me. It was Whitey Ford. I didn't know much about baseball players other than Mickey Mantle, so I gave it to my brother.
I once had a pristine Mickey Mantle baseball card, but alas, my mother didn't understand the value and tossed it and a box of other baseball cards that included an early Willie Mays...
>> Barbara Button, of the Gloucester Buttons, who fastened themselves to high society (see what I did there? This is why you read Whimsical Wanderings).
When I was just a little kid, the Yankees came to Savannah for some kind of exhibition game. We didn't go to the game, but some friends and I were outside the stadium when the team came out and got on their bus. I handed a piece of paper up to a guy sitting next to one of the open windows, and he signed it and handed it back to me. It was Whitey Ford. I didn't know much about baseball players other than Mickey Mantle, so I gave it to my brother.
Whitey was awesome. Hall of Famer.
I once had a pristine Mickey Mantle baseball card, but alas, my mother didn't understand the value and tossed it and a box of other baseball cards that included an early Willie Mays...
Ouch. And RIP the great Willie Mays.
>> Barbara Button, of the Gloucester Buttons, who fastened themselves to high society (see what I did there? This is why you read Whimsical Wanderings).
Yes. Yes, it is. *grin*
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