Grover was looking forward to his great uncle dying. Great Uncle Frederick had amassed a stupendous fortune over his eighty-two years of living alone. Surely the nieces and nephews were in for a windfall.
News had come through that Great Uncle Frederick had come down with the flu. This was Grover’s opportunity to show his concern. It might be the last opportunity Grover would have to expresses his interest and care to Great Uncle Frederick. Some of the other nieces and nephews could be omitted from the will because Great Uncle Frederick’s memory was inevitably fading. It was not to be the case with Grover. Grover would remind him.
Sadly, Great Uncle Frederick recovered. There was no fortune coming Grover’s way this time, although Great Uncle Frederick did give Grover the flu.
May Grover rest in peace.
Weave a Web 
And some say karma doesn’t exist.
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Karma la Harris?
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No that is voodoo Karma
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!!
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Better to die young than stupid.
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That will go down as one of the great (sorry I lisp) pithy thayings of Ian Baird.
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Who dat? Sounds dumb.
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Sorry – it’s a friend of mine. I heard him quote it.
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Gotcha.
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I wonder if that flu was a Delta variant of Wuhan Virus.
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It is the Epsilon Variant that hasn’t evolved yet.
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At least he got something.
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That’s an aspect of COVID that no one talks about – it can be shared.
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No greedy deed goes unpunished!
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Unfortunately some get punished only in the afterlife!
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