Inside card: The Bad News: I can't go around grunting and groaning all the time.

May 15, 1982 Saturday

Now Tom,

What would people think if I limited my vocabulary so greatly[?]  It would be depriving the whole world of my great speaking ability.  Anyway, enough about me, haha.  I would like to remind you once again what a great guy you are.  I'm really glad that we're such good friends and I hope it stays that way even after graduation.  But mainly, I just want to wish you a Happy Birthday!

Love,

Lea

Lea has recently moved to far northern California.  We only caught up with each other on Facebook, and that's where I found out that she is a lesbian, involved with a much older woman, and still didn't tell her parents.  She's had a hard life including life-threatening illness.  I think the move followed her dad's passing; her mother passed away fairly young.  She's been highly involved with horses and training, but I have once again lost touch with her.  She was also quite eccentric.