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Contents 3J’s Wildwood Bowl 4 Seasons Property Management 24th Street Market Aleathea’s Restaurant Atilis Gym Back to Roots Landscaping Bath Time Blue Water Grille Bluewater Welding & Fabrication Boathouse Restaurant Bolero Fitness Bollero Resort Cabrera Realty Cape Islands Carpet Care Carini’s Casey’s on Third Cat House Sound Center City Video Charles Harvey Furnishings Cheap Charlies Coastline Realty Coastline Realty Colleen Wilson. Blue Ocean Realty Complaint Corner Coupon Pages Crest Tavern Cricket Wireless Dave’s Appliance & TV Dave’s Gymnastics Discount Uniform Dogtooth Bar & Grille Dolce Italia Drake Pest Management Dr. Poop Away East Lynne Theater Company Elite Public Adjusters
• 3rd & NY Aves., North Wildwood • 609-522-7759 • • Open 11 am - 3 am • Year Round • Live Entertainment OCTOBER 22 Welcome Back “Gary & the Kid
SAT., OCT. 30TH EVERY DAY LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS
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John, Al, Frank and Frank Jr roam the sideline before Eagles Game
All-U-Can Eat Dungeness Crabs All Day - All Night
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MON. - WED. $9.99 Early Bird Specials 4 to 6
EAGLES VS. FALCONS SUNDAY 1 PM
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HALLOWEEN PARTY Dead Legends of Hollywood Theme
Sindi Raymond 8 pm
• Costume Contest • Prizes • & Giveaways
Philly’s PLAYOFFS - $1.50 PBR • $1 DOGS
Jennifer, Qunnie, Gina and Debbie Eagles Tailgate
Wildwood Catholic Golf Outing - 1st place team
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Sunshine. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the upper 40s.
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 50s.
Clouds giving way to sun . Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 50s.
Service Contracts Available
Few showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 50s.
Occasional showers possible. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 50s.
Few showers. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 50s.
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Service on your heating and cooling systems available 24 hours a day. Repairs or replacements on all makes and models Free replacement equipement estimates Money saving hybrid heating and cooling systems.
Dave’s Escort Service I will escort you to that perfect event plus entertain you after in my giant limousine.
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Ralph and Lucille enjoys the 50s’ Weekend
Chubby Checker @ the 50s Concert in the Convention Center
staring at this picture will make your head hurt.
Q: I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move? A: With any luck, right after he finishes college. Q: How will I know if my vomiting is morning sickness or the flu? A: If it’s the flu, you’ll get better. Q: What is the most common pregnancy craving? A: For men to be the ones who get pregnant. Q: What is the most reliable method to determine a baby’s sex? A: Childbirth. Q: The more pregnant I get, the more often strangers smile at me. Why? A: ‘Cause you’re fatter than they are. Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she’s borderline irrational. A: So what’s your question? Q: How long is the average woman in labor? A: Whatever she says divided by two.
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Tuxedo Rentals Wedding Specialist Joyce & George Ziegler (609) 522-0024 3002 PACIFIC AVENUE • WILDWOOD, NJ 08260
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Firehouse Tavern We’re Just a Little Bar on a Big Island ICE COLD HOT & COLD PACKAGE BEER SANDWICHES GOODS Try Our Homemade Pork & Spinach Sandwich Park Blvd. at Pine • Wildwood • 729-9487
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Total Image Salon Specializing in Professional Hair Services
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• WASHERS • DRYERS • REFRIGERATORS • STOVES • MICROWAVES • WEBER GRILLS • FREEZERS • TV’S
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Bolero Fitness Open Year Round 10,000 Square Foot Facility Located on the 7th Floor
Featuring: Over 11,000 Lbs. Of Weights Free Weights & Machines Indoor Rooftop Pool - Hot Tubs Stand-Up Tanning Bed - Steam Room
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Certified Massage Therapists No Sign Up Fees
Wildwood Natives - Frank and Al at the Eagles
Open Daily at Noon
RAW BAR Crab Cocktail ............ 12 Crab Fingers ............. 10 Shrimp Cocktail ....... 11 Stone Crab Claws............................................. M/p Clams On The Half Shell ....................................... 6 Spiced Hot Shrimp .............................................14 “You Peel Them” Shrimp ....................................14 Clams Casino ........................................................ 6 Bbq Clams ............................................................. 9 Raw Oysters ........................................................11 Bacon Wrapped Scallops ...................................11 Chilled Stuffed Lobster ......................................17
SALADS Caesar Salad .................... 8 Wedge Salad ................... 8 Chop Salad.....................11 Avocado Salad ....................................................10 Lobster Salad Or Shrimp Salad..........................14 Crab & Avocado Salad ........................................15
SANDWICHES Fish & Chip Wrap .........9 Land & Sea Burger ....12 Hamburger ..................8 Pulled Pork Wrap .........8 Po Boy ........................10 Blackened Mahi Mahi .9 APPETIZERS Lobster Popcorn .................................................13 Grilled Veggie Panini...8 Salt & Pepper Calamari ........................................ 9 Jerk Chicken Sandwich ......................................10 Skewers (3) Skirt Or Jerk Chicken Crab Cake Sliders Steamed Clams Or Mussels ...............................12 Skewers (3)skirt Or Jerk Chicken ENTREES Crab Dip ....................... 10 Fish & Chips ........................................................14 Shrimp Corn Dogs ....... 11 Pan Roasted Alaskan Halibut ............................28 Coconut Shrimp........... 10 Prosciutto Wrapped Cod Loin ............................27 Oysters Rockefeller...... 12 Jerk Marinated Chicken Breast ..........................23 Fried Oysters ................ 11 Olive Oil Marinated Pork Chops ........................25 Seafood Flatbread ......... 9 Surf & Turf...........................39 Wings ........................... 11 Seared Diver Scallops ......27 Lobster Ravioli ....................28 Seafood Stir-fry ..................25 Seafood Scampi..................25
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Shrimp ................................................................20 Scallops ...............................................................20 Seafood Combo (Crab Cake, Flounder, Shrimp, Scallops) ..........25 Spaghetti & Crabmeat Marinara .......................17 Shrimp W/ Crab Meat Stuffing..........................22 CHAR GRILLED STEAKS 6 Oz. Filet Mignon .............29 10 Oz. New York Strip .............23 16 Oz. Bone-in Ribeye............28 Skirt Steak...............................20 CRABS • CRABS • CRABS King Crab Legs • Blue Claw Crabs Snow Crab Legs. CHOICE OF SAUCE: Chimichurri, Au Poivre, Sangria Butter Or Asian Bbq Glaze, Citrus Butter, Stone Fruit Relish Or Tomato Provencale
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Professional Photo Retouching by Wildwood Magazine
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In an effort to raise money, Wildwood Magazine is offering professional photo retouching by our professional graphic artists. With this service you can cover flaws and imperfections in otherwise good photos. We haven’t set prices yet, but we are very negotiable if you can pay cash in advance. Call us today 609-522-6222 to arrange a consultation.
Shamrock Cafe Pacific & Lincoln Aves 522-7552
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SINDI FRIDAY HAPPY 31154Pacific Ave., Wildwood • 609-522-2253 HOUR TO 9 PM RAYMOND FRIDAY 6 TO 10
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3115 Pacific Avenue • Wildwood • (609) 522-2253 (corner of pine & pacific) OPEN DAILY FROM 10AM Features will vary by phone and rate plan. Terms, conditions & other restrictions apply. See store for details. Service: Requires $15 activation fee. Rates exclude taxes & fees (including a regulatory recovery fee of up to $1.40). The regulatory recovery fee is not a tax or government-required charge. 3G & unlimited coverage not available everywhere; coverage maps at mycricket. com.
Breaking the record for the largest Twist dance
9400 Pacific Avenue • Wildwood Crest (609) 522-1200 • www.cresttavern.com
Wildwood Crew ready for the Phillies Giants Game
Trish and Jennifer just saw two Giant Fans
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Chef Vince Chiarella - Owner
RICKS
CELEBRATING OUR 25th YEAR • OPEN DAILY • 729-9443 • 729-9445
SEAFOOD
BEST SEAFOOD TAKE-OUT ON THE ISLAND
OFFERING FRESH & COOKED SEAFOOD TAKE OUT PLATTERS SHRIMP • CLAMS • CRABS SCALLOPS & ALL TYPES OF FRESH FISH
The Feeling Is Italy
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The Taste Is Gia
435 West Spruce, On the Main Raid into N. Wildwood
Open 4:30 pm Till ? Closed Tues. and Wed. Available for Catering • Gift Certificates
3001 Pacific Avenue, Wildwood, NJ (609) 729-5959
Computer Repair • FREE NO OBLIGATION DIAGNOSIS • Fixed or free guarantee • Most computers fixed in 1 business day • Virus, spyware and malware removal • Data recovery • Upgrades
When your cousin Lenny is done trying to fix it, bring it to us.
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Open Year Round Serving Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
Boardwalk Ice Cream Shop for Sale Call Joe 732-267-1232
Voted Best of the Shore “Diner” -Philadelphia Magazine 2006 & 2010
Early Bird Specials 3-5:30pm daily
Blackboard and Full Course Dinner Specials
325 West Spruce Avenue • North Wildwood 609-729-4900 Fax 609-729-4050 Major Credit Cards Accepted Take Out Available www.stardinercafe.com
50s Concert in the Convention Center
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Visit us at our new location 511 W. Rio Grande Ave • Wildwood
Banners • Printed Vinyl • Cut Vinyl • Neon Channel Lettering • Backlit Signs Carved Foam & Wood • Magnetic Signs Business Cards • Brochures • Post Cards Letterhead • Envelopes • Copies 609-523-8550 22
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Jumbo finds a short cut to Citizen’s Bank Park
VoTech Students suprise Chubby with cake
HALLOWEEN BASH
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Hi Fidelity Band
Main: (609) 522-6929 3320 Atlantic Avenue Wildwood, NJ 08260
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Sue making a pizza delivery at the Firehouse
1167 Route 9 S. • Cape May Court House, NJ
609-465-6030 1400 Texas Avenue Cape May, NJ Office: (609) 884-5005 Toll Free 800-377-7843 www.coastlinerealty.com
RFC CONSTRUCTION MODULAR HOME SALES
Model Home Now Open! Call For Appointment
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Featuring homes by Integrity Building Systems. Fast - Easy - Affordable & You can do it yourself. Ranch Cape Cod Two Story We design homes to fit any lot size & if needed, we will assist you from start to finish. Demolition - Site Improvements - Foundation Heat & Air Conditioning - Decks - Garages - Any & All Improvements
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NEW YEARS 2011 Celebration Package 3 Day/ 2 Night Hotel Accommodations (2 Persons) Extra Person - $90
Featuring 2pm check in on Friday Dec. 31st 5pm check out on Sunday Jan. 2nd
Free Gourmet Breakfast Saturday & Sunday mornings
Free Admission
to Both Hi Fidelity Shows
Free Champagne Toast at Midnight NYE 2011
One Hour Open Bar Friday & Saturday Nights
(7pm to 8pm - Top Shelf Liquors)
Breaking the record for the largest Twist dance
Serving the Wildwoods, Cape May & Cape May County with Quality and Excellence Since 1973
• BALLOON BOUQUETS
www.BoleroResort.com
3320 Atlantic avenue Wildwood, NJ 08260 Call 609.522.6929 For Information & Reservations
• FRUIT & GOURMET GIFT BASKETS • GIFT ITEMS All Major Credit Cards Accepted
3rd & New Jersey Avenues North Wildwood 729-0199 Worldwide www.mariesflower.com
Matt Ryan and his family calls the Wildwood’s their summer home
Jumbo and Jennifer are Fans of the Flyers
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Justin and mom Heather watch Chubby do the Twist
50s Concert in the Convention Center
Chubby Honored at Fox Park
Wildwood’s Crew at the NLSC Game
John and Patrick Bike Riding the Wildwoods
Holly Beach Fire Company donates new Camera to Lunch with Lynch Foundation
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Authentic Italian Cuisine ~ Only the Best Ingredients
3.00 Off
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With This Coupon • Takeout Only • Not Valid with Other Specials or Discounts • Exppires 10/31/2010
Rich and Linda’s Hairshop Family Owned and Operated Since 1966
Senior Men $8.00
Women Discount
Open Mon. - Fri. 9 to 5 • Sat. 9 to 1 • Closed Sun.
117 E. 17th Street North Wildwood, NJ (609) 522-7903
Winter Is Right Around the Corner . . . Remember Last Winter? Fall and Winter Cleanups. Is Your Home Safe . . . Call Today
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Affordable tree removal and trimming
(888) 902-TREE Affordable, Safe & Fully Insured
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506 W. Rio Grande Avenue • Wildwood • (609) 729-5301
BREAKFAST ON THE BAY Sat. & Sun 7:30 am - 11 am
DINNER SERVED DAILY Early Bird Dinners Daily 4 to 5:30
MARINA DECK • Big Screen TVs • Boat Slips • Spectacular Views
PHILLIES PHRIDAY!
1.50 Bud Drafs • $1.00 Specialty Dogs
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Jumbo, Kevin, Brad, Carole and Charlie Vogdes - the WCHS Golf Outing Promoters
John with Jaclyn and Joseph GWLL Sportsmen & women Award
Commodore Bill Kita
Meagan, Rick and Colton
SAND JAMM SOFTBALL CHAMPS AT THE BAYVIEW
Totally Remodeled!! All New!!
“Wildwood’s Largest Fitness Center”
Just Added All New Hammer Strength & Life Fitness Equipment. Over 30 Pieces of New Cardio Equipment All New Private Aerobic Studio with25+ Classes a Week. Massage Therapist / Tanning / Supplement / Extended Summer Hours Great Summer Membership, Guaranteed Lowest Prices!!! check us out on facebook...
Atilis Gym
3015 Pacific Ave. Wildwood, NJ 609-729-2050
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Vince, Theresa and Harry
Joe’s Ride @ Crest Tavern
Plus ... the Best Hot and Cold Subs on the Island
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Steve, Bob & Manolol
David & DK at the world famous Gemini
Who Knew Tequila, Lime And Ice Could Be SOOOOOOO Nice? (Truth Is We Did)
Garfield & Pacific • 3801 Pacific Ave.
WILDWOOD,NJ 609-729-6500 Ann & Al @ Crest Tavern
www.juanpablosmargaritabar.com
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Joe & Bill @ Crest Tavern
Kyle & Amy @ Crest Tavern
Eagles v Titans Sunday 1pm
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Krista, Dennis, Andy, Mike & Lisa @ Pizza Hut
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318 Washington Street Cape May, NJ (609) 884-9234
Visiting CAPE MAY and leaving us off your itinerary would be like visiting PARIS... and skipping the EIFFEL TOWER!
1400 Texas Avenue Cape May, NJ Office: (609) 884-5005 Toll Free 800-377-7843 www.coastlinerealty.com
WILDWOOD CREST
106 W. ROCHESTER AVENUE
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath townhome with amazing views of the inter-coastal from 3 decks! Recent renovations include: interior painting from top to bottom, new tile flooring in the living room, new front door and brand new carpeting in all bedrooms and stairway. $510,000
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The Lobster House Fisherman’s Wharf, Cape May (609) 884-8296 www.thelobsterhouse.com
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I have a headache and the doctor’s office phone is always busy. ~ Mary, North Wildwood My shed door won’t stay closed. ~ Milton, Wildwood My wife always yells at me. I didn’t even do anything. ~ Ted, Wildwood
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STRANGE BUT ODDLY TRUE The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number.
Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England and English expatriates designed the US railroads.
Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways and that’s the gauge they used. Why did ‘they’ use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing. Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in England, because that’s the spacing of the wheel ruts. So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since. And the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome, they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever.
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The next time you are handed a specification/procedure/ process and wonder ‘What horse’s ass came up with this?’, you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses’ butts.)
NOW - THE TWIST TO THE STORY: A Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad has two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at a factory in Utah. Engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses’ behinds. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation system, was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse’s ass. And you thought being a horse’s ass wasn’t important! ANCIENT HORSE’S ASSES CONTROL ALMOST EVERYTHING. CURRENT Horses Asses in Washington are controlling everything else.
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The Girl Around Town By Natalie Cooper It was a cool day in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The air was crisp, and the leaves were falling off the trees, scattering the cobblestone streets and covering the ground in a painting of fiery reds and oranges and yellows. The breeze blowing off the Cape Fear River was warm as it brushed against the side of my cheek and ran through my hair. People were out and about today, enjoying the nice weather and the warmth the sun brought. Tour groups and families with children passed by my friend, Maria, and me as we walked to meet my parents, who came to visit for the weekend. They were in an old antique store on Front Street when they called me and told us to walk down to meet them. We turned a corner and went up a block to put us on Front. I saw my dad about a block away, standing on the corner and leaning against an old telephone pole. My mom followed a few seconds later when she came out of the store. We said our hellos and kept walking along the main street downtown. “Do you like it down here, Mom?” I asked her. “It’s so beautiful here, and quaint. The town’s real small, just like home,” she said. “What about you, Dad?” He didn’t answer me, mainly because he wasn’t listening. He was in awe, looking at all the old buildings and the stores and the bars all situated on the strip. “Uh, Dad?” “I can’t get over it down here,” he finally said. “This looks just like how Pacific Ave. used to be back when we were young. This is Wildwood.” We kept walking, and I looked around me. Little shops dotted both sides of the street, some old souvenir and antique stores that seemed as if they had been there for years, some more newer and modern boutiques that had been built in more recent times. Eateries were scattered in between the stores, as well as bars and pubs, some old and some new. And they all had their doors open, welcoming in the public. Everything was located right next to each other, which made it convenient for the crowds. Rocking chairs and table and chair sets were placed outside on the sidewalk in front of every establishment, and people sat and conversed while they ate. Some sat quietly reading out front of various coffee shops, enjoying the calming serenity, while others exchanged bellowing chuckles over pint glasses of draft beer in more rowdy atmospheres. Women walked in and out of shops, while men took seats at bars to watch the sports games, as children ran by screaming and laughing and playing tag with each other. We walked along a little further in between the groups of locals and visitors—you could tell who was who, but all seemed to fit together quite nicely. I looked at my mom, and she was now in awe too, looking around. “What are you thinking?” I asked her. “Dad’s right,” she said. “This does look like Pacific Ave. All of it. It really brought me back to my childhood.” “See how crowded it is here right now, Nat?” my dad chimed in. “It’s how it used to be. We used to go from bar to bar when the drinking age was 18, because they were all right next to each other. Everyone you knew was there. It was the place to be, no matter what time of day it was, no matter what age you were. This was the heart of Wildwood. And this is—this is exactly like it.” “And it was like this during the day, too, with the crowds of people,” my mom said. “This reminds me of when I was really little, holding my aunt’s and uncle’s hands and passing all the 5 & 10 cent stores and walking down to the beach. Sometimes they’d let me stop and buy a toy to take down. It was my favorite part of the day.” I looked around for myself at the scene laid out in front of me. It did look like home, which made me like Wilmington a lot more, and made me miss home more so than I already did. I imagined a historic downtown Wildwood, with booming businesses and thriving crowds all on the downtown strip. I imagined it so much that I seemed to place myself there, back then. And my parents were still there, but younger—still awing, and still smiling.
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WORDS WOMEN USE (1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. (2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
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