Charlotte Cleary

Charlotte Cleary is a good friend. She was Registrar of Voters for Arlington County, Virginia from 1985 to about 2004. I had the same position in the City of Falls Church from 1985 to 2010. She drove me to meetings all over the Commonwealth, which was very much appreciated, although somewhat exciting. She always did great, and never had any accidents or near misses, and we've been everywhere from Roanoke to Hampton to Harrisonburg to Richmond to Stafford, etc., etc., etc., but, if she sees an 18-wheeler on the same road as her, she slams on the brakes and screams, "You never know what they are going to do!" That is her to my left in the picture. Once we stayed overnight in Richmond when we didn't really need to so that we could see Richard Gere who was filming in a parking lot next to our hotel.
Here is a joke that I for some unknown reason put in my Charlottte Cleary folder.
blonde walks into a doctor’s office and tells the doctor she’s broken every single bone in her body. "That’s impossible!" says the doctor.

The blonde says, "No, it’s really true. Look!" She then touches her leg with her index finger and screams "Ouch!" Then she touches her arm and yells "Eeeeoooow!" Finally she touches her ribs and can barely maintain her composure as the tears start to roll down her face. She says, "See, I told you I broke every bone in my body."

The doctor rubs his chin, then conducts a thorough examination. "Well, miss," he tells her, "I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, you haven’t broken every bone in your body. The bad news is, you’ve broken your finger."