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  • [es-pree de less-ka/-iay] (idiom) A witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations defines esprit de l'escalier as, "An untranslatable phrase, the meaning of which is that one only thinks on one's way downstairs of the smart retort one might have made in the drawing room."

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September 29, 2010

90

Golden

Sunday my family celebrated my Grandpa's 90th birthday. He hasn't been in the best health lately, but he was there, celebrating with 70 family and friends. He did what he did at his 80th birthday, which is stand up and introduce everyone who was there. Of course this time around he needed his oxygen tank about 6 people in, but he did it. Here's to my Grandpa, in his golden hours of life.

Posted on September 29, 2010 in Family |

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Beautiful, Claire.

Posted by: Mar | September 30, 2010 at 05:05 PM

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