My connect

Today started like most others, other than my mouth hurt. My dentist, Dr. Burton took care of that. One root canal later I am still in pain, but he promised it would end soon.

As I was leaving the office, Connie asked who my pharmacy was, and of course, I immediately chimed in with “Heights Pharmacy”.

I quickly realized my error and said, “Oops, I mean Hi-School Pharmacy.”

Connie was kind when she corrected me with, “It’s Walgreens now.”

I went from a locally owned and operated pharmacy, to a small regional one, to a nationwide behemoth without even trying.

But Hi-School Pharmacy (which still exists in an abbreviated form) derives its name from the fact that it was across the street from Vancouver High School. Extrapolate that from the fact the Mom lived across the street and around the corner from Vancouver High School, and you get my connect.

Happy 98th birthday, Juanita McCracken Cornelison. You are in my heart.