RESPECT

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Aretha Franklin, aka The Queen of Soul died yesterday. What a gifted woman she was. She had a soaring voice, honed in her church choir as a child, and was a fine pianist as well. Remembrances abound, not surprising given her wide appeal and range of accomplishments. Many Grammys for her singing, performing at the inaugurations of Presidents Clinton and Obama, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George Bush, Kennedy Honors, etc, etc.  I won’t go into much here, simply say thank you, and I appreciate all of your hard work. You have been  gift to the world, and you have my respect.

Here’s a link to Time Magazine’s photo display.

For today’s Ragtag Daily Prompt of Respect

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  4. Loved her soulful voice! I heard on CBC radio yesterday that Aretha and her sisters added the refrain R-E-S-P-E-C-T to the original version of the song, which changed the meaning, and making it somewhat of a feminist anthem.

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June 2017: I started writing Curioussteph.com with this: By day, I'm a retired family physician turned body-oriented psychotherapist. I garden, travel, am owned by 2 elderly cats, figure skate and am training for my first triathlon. April 2020: Three years later, the two elderly cats have crossed the rainbow bridge, and we now have an 11 year old adoptee, Ziggy. I'm done with triathlon and skating for the time being, and I am still physically active, running, biking and walking. It's now the time of the coronavirus, which is affecting us all.