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Cake day: October 27th, 2023

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  • In 1970, when I was 11 years old, my uncle, whom I worshiped as the embodiment of cool, sent me a letter from Kabul, Afghanistan. It ended with “P.S. A good book to read is ‘Laughing Boy’ by Oliver La Farge.” I got it out of the library as quickly as possible. (Thankfully, there was much less BS then about kids getting hold of “inappropriate” books than it seems right now.) It was an amazing and grown-up read. Even beyond the book itself, that my exalted uncle would think so much of me to recommend it is a gift that I’ll take to my grave.