I just got the sweetest phone call!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238313)
Walnut Creek, California
September 7, 2016 11:13pm CST
I thought it would be my friend, The Chipmunk, who directs the preschool where I'm teaching this week. We finally went hiking this past weekend and had a good time. But it was my 7 1/2-year-old neighbor kid buddy, wishing me a Happy Something-or-Another. I can't believe he and his mom remembered!
We chatted for a bit, and then I told him maybe we could work on the table we harvested from near the dumpster tomorrow. He thought that was a good idea. I'll attach a photo of my friend and the table before we started working on it. As I think I mentioned, my Filipino friend, who is older, wiser, and knows more about wood than I do, thinks the table is from the 1940s or 1950s. My young friend is from 2008, as is my Nissan Xterra.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Sep 16
Is it your birthday? Many happy returns if it is. That table is about my vintage and looks about as worn. Fancy having been born in 2008. It always sounds so odd for some reason - to be so young. There are dozens of doctors out there who weren't even born when we got married. I'll be weeping into my green tea in a minute.
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 16
@TheHorse I recently asked a policeman if his mummy knew he was out playing cops and robbers. You are right there policemen and Doctors look about 14 years old! Frightening!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Sep 16
@garymarsh6 I hope he laughed and didn't beat you over the head! 
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
8 Sep 16
wow! that's a beautiful table ..perfect for the young man
.. I can't believe someone just dumped it ..
.. I can't believe someone just dumped it ..4 people like this
@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
8 Sep 16
Happy birthday, pony! Many happy returns of the day!
So, this one finally evens us up at 52, right? 
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@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
9 Sep 16
@TheHorse In your dreams, pony! (grinning at you!)
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Sep 16
Does this mean you had a birthday perhaps? Yet another Virgo? Nice. Very cute kid.
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Sep 16
We're not allowed to mention birthdays here. I had a Something-or-Another. It was fun to hear his voice on the phone. Usually it's his mom, telling me he's in trouble because he stayed longer than he said he would. Yep, I'm a Virgo.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
8 Sep 16
That'll look great when you two are finished. He's a cutie.
Have a Happy Something-or-Another, you old (or not so old) So-and-So.
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@celticeagle (189840)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Sep 16
Nice of him. I will be interested in seeing the table. Happy days!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
8 Sep 16
great that you can work on the desk with him though it looks great as it is
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 Sep 16
@TheHorse ouch - hopefully they can be sanded out without too much harm to the desk
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
8 Sep 16
he's such a cutie! 'n happy somethin' 'r 'nother! dang, if'n i'd known, i'd gotten momma to mail yer schtuf. apologies!!
did they make schtuff like that back then?? regardless, i know the 2 'f ya're gonna 've a great time bringin' 't to 'ts former glory :) i jest adore wood!
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Sep 16
"It's all about the moments," a friend of a friend said. My buddy and I will remember our "project" for as long as we're around. I reckon' he'll carry it forward after I'm chatting with St. Francis. And maybe he'll show a kid how to refinish wood surfaces.
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 16
That was nice of them to remember your BD Many happy returns albeit belated. I hope you had a great time!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Sep 16
Okay happy.......
That is one cute kid, teach him well.
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Sep 16
@TheHorse - Your young friend is adorable! He reminds me of one of my grandsons who likes to salvage things from the dumpster in his apartment complex, too. He has discovered some real valuables!
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@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Sep 16
My young friend and I have the greatest of times. He stopped by tonight, and we worked on the table. Then, when another friend (adult) called to discuss stereo speakers, my friend played with his cars. I demanded that he keep "my" orange Ford Mustang where I could see it, and he did.
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
10 Sep 16
@TheHorse - You sound like you have been a mentor to a lot of young men. You may have changed their lives.
@TheHorse (238313)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Sep 16
If I gave you a list of the backgrounds of my closest friends here in California, you would laugh. Croatian. Filipino. Chinese-American. Italian-American. Palistinean-American . Jewish-American. Latino. African-American. This is California!
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 16
I think it's way more modern than that.
My ex had one exactly the same and it was modern...maybe hers was a repro of your old model.
I do think it's indian in style as everything remotely like this has some indian reference in the title like the one in this pic.
The 'Maharaja' range is crafted from solid sheesham wood, a type of Indian rosewood that is not only durable but also retains the unique colours and imperfections of the grain which give it such beautiful, natural character. This coffee table is typical of
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