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At a beakfast meeting today I was seated next to this very young twentysomething guy. I asked him something, and he answered, ending with a "ma'am." I was amused. Just a moment before I had thought "what a cute kid."

I don't feel old, and the "ma'am" didn't make me feel old, but the reality is that I am at least 12-15 years older than him. That's a lifetime (almost).

This past week I found out that someone has been passing fake checks on my checking account. They wiped out my account and disrupted my life. I've had to deal with the bank, the police, all my automatic deposits and withdrawals, and (more importantly) my feelings of shock and bewilderment.

The thing that everyone keeps reminding me, as I clutch to my indignation and anger, is that the bank is going to reimburse all my money. I know that. And yet, it doesn't make me feel better.

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