Jim Hartzell
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In lieu of flowers: My sister is running the marathon for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where I was treated last year — a cause selected before we ever had even a hint of a thought that our family would lose our seemingly healthy dad to something completely different less than 14 months later. The link is here: Mskcc.convio.net/goto/JuliaTimpf
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My seemingly healthy, strong father Daniel “Dad Timpf” Timpf died very unexpectedly on the evening of May 7 at just 69 years old.
It does not seem like enough to simply call him my father, because he was so much more than that. He was my rock, my hero and my best friend. He was loyal, funny, kind, selfless, hard-working, and so devoted to his children that it was impossible to be near him and not find yourself inspired. He was a writer, a painter, a sailor, and somehow knowledgeable on every subject from world history to literature to accounting. He was the most dependable person anyone has ever met. I always felt like, as long as I had his phone number, there was not a problem I could not solve. I needed him here with me; I am not okay, and I am far from the only person who feels this.
The birth of my son in February 2025, his first grandchild, was supposed to be a happy new beginning for our family. A family that had been already once devastated by an untimely loss: the loss of my mother Anne Marie to a rare disease in 2014 just a matter of weeks after her diagnosis.
The joy of my son’s birth was, of course, complicated by my also very unexpected breast cancer diagnosis just a matter of hours before going into labor with him. During this time, my dad did what he did best, which was to save the day. As soon as he heard about my diagnosis, he simply got into the car and started driving to New York -- making it through the tunnel just as my son was born…on the day that happened to be his own birthday, as well.
In the tumultuous time of a simultaneous new cancer diagnosis and new baby, my dad was the sole reason for our stability, rushing in to help care for our son, and returning to do so again for my double mastectomy, reconstructive surgery, and any time that we ever needed him. It was an awful, awful year… but I found so much joy and hope throughout it by watching the beauty of a very special relationship form between my son and my father. This horrible thing that was happening was creating such a very special bond between the two of them -- almost making the terrible thing worth it -- and I was so excited to see how that bond would grow.
The bond was of top priority for my father, who visited from Michigan often. I saw him last on the Monday before he died, and my son was so proud to help his grandfather push his suitcase down to the car as he left. The goodbyes were quick. Why wouldn’t they be? We would all see each other again at the beginning of June, when we would all head to Texas for my shows and to see my grandpa. We wanted to make sure that my son could spend as much time as he could with his great-grandfather. He is, after all, 93.
I was certainly not over the trauma of my cancer or having to amputate the breasts I so badly wanted to feed my son with, but the one thing I could always count on to get me through my worst moments was seeing my son’s and my father’s faces light up when they saw each other, be it during the visits or our routine morning and bedtime FaceTime calls.
That is, at least, until I had to hear over the phone from a doctor I had never met in an emergency room in the same town up north that I’d previously announced to my father that I was pregnant that my dad was dead; I would never see him again, and neither would my son. It would turn out that last year was not the hard one, after all. Rather, it was the one I would now do anything to relive. I would amputate my breasts every year just to be able to speak with him one more time, even for five minutes.
I am currently living an unimaginable horror. For many people, this is a tragic story. For me, it’s my life. I do not know how I will recover from it. I only know that I have to for the sake of what is left of my family.
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@luluHru They can run their mouths all they want!! Losing money, with no help from local government! Bye Bye...
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🚨 NYC just got played by their own "tax the rich" socialist Mayor.
Zohran Mamdani promised it would ONLY hit the ultra-wealthy. Now he's pushing a massive 9.5% property tax hike that slams millions of homeowners, landlords, small businesses, and working families across the city.
Classic communist scam: Lie to voters, then make everyone else pay for your failed policies.
This is exactly why Trump keeps winning — America First means cutting waste and growing the economy, not punishing success until the middle class flees.
New Yorkers, you voted for this. Enjoy the results. The rest of us warned you.
What's your response to this......??👀
Drop your thoughts below👇!
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@MrJohnJnr Hell yeah 😎, so where is Jessica Tarlov getting her poles of dissatisfaction from the gop? 💩💩💩🧻
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My wife and I went out to dinner last night, and the bill came out to $125. I left a $20 tip on the table, thinking that was pretty reasonable. But the waiter looked at it and flat-out refused to take it.
He told us that if we weren’t willing to leave at least $50, we shouldn’t be eating out in the first place.
I was honestly caught off guard. I felt embarrassed sitting there, like we’d done something wrong. We weren’t trying to be cheap or disrespectful — I genuinely thought $20 was a fair tip for that bill. Now I keep replaying the whole thing in my head, wondering if I misjudged it and questioning whether $20 really wasn’t enough.

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@RealJamesWoods Take your asp, swing it low (knee) then finish your arrest! She tripped over the chair🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@Anne8065 They don't have to comply, there FEDERAL your local!
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HUGE! this is not enforceable! ICE is Federal, NYS has ZERO jurisdiction over them
Democrats Deliver@DemzDeliver
🚨 HUGE: New York has banned ICE agents from wearing masks.
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@News_8 I'd rather see her on the Crime Dawgs podcast 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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In an exclusive interview, News 8's Adam Chodak talks with Lovely Warren-Crossdale about her time in office, what's next, and some of the issues facing our city. Watch the full interview at 9:30am on the RochesterFirst streaming app. rochesterfirst.com/adam-interview…
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@JesseBWatters It's probably everytime he turns around Trump is changing something he did! TDS 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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UNBELIEVABLE! Trump is living RENT FREE in Michelle’s head and the Obamas are actually BLAMING HIM for their marriage problems! 🏠🧠
This WEIRD relationship is officially TMI... why does the public know more about their marriage than their own?!
Stop talking about the "tension" and go to HAWAII for a drink! ⛳️🍹
RULES FOR MEN: Never let ANOTHER MAN get in the middle of your MARRIAGE! 🤯
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Hochul is out of control! NYState is bleeding tax paying legal citizens!
"And Hochul STILL pushes more taxes and a $260B budget", while fighting for illegal aliens and criminals!
New York Post@nypost
Most New York voters say cost of living is out of control — even Dems and Republicans agree: poll. Read today's cover here: trib.al/O18u91o
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@ClownWorld 3 chances and then its rock n roll..it's the only thing some people respond to 🤔
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@Geniustechw More importantly how could he have supported Harris/Walz ticket 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💩💩💩🧻
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