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Realitycheck
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Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 9:43 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

. . . courtesy of Detroitblogger John.

His latest post, which welt up yesterday, is about "an old dollhouse of a home" and its hardy owner -- "marvelously named Algernon McAllister, a 77-year-old with a soft voice and small stature."
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When the house was built in the 1880s in a German part of town, the pastoral neighborhood around it was another world from what it is now.


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'It's just me and Babe,' Algernon says.
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Saintme
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Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 10:31 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I love this guy's blog
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Ray1936
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Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 12:46 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Me too. The man is one of the finest writers I've ever come across. I wish I knew who he was.
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Dustin89
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Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 11:30 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That is one of the best posts ever on detroitblog--very moving. What a sweet old man & interesting house.
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Pam
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Posted on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 7:24 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Aren't there groups in the city that help seniors with home repairs? This guy's house sounds like a fire trap. The article mentioned he has 7 children but apparently they don't help him. Sad.

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