Eight years ago today, I went to hike the AT. Three days later, I stopped. This is a reprint of
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What happened to Tuesday? While researching post songs, I listened to a possible on YouTube. Before I knew it, it
Read moreWELCOME TO THE ISLAND
Out for dinner the other night, I couldn’t help but notice the groups of tourists waiting patiently/anxiously for their tables
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Coleslaw maker, pizza box assembler. $20 per week. My first job, the summer before I started high school, at Chicken
Read moreHAPPY BIRTHDAY ‘MERICA!
The American Experiment turns 246 this year, but doesn’t look a day over 230. Save for the occasional Rhode Island
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A weekly challenge it is to find a suitable topic for this post. The best weeks are writing about Queenie
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Big bang theory or evolution? My Captor is a Big Bang proponent, because she likes to get things done now.
Read moreHAPPY, HAPPY… TO ME!
Old men celebrate Father’s Day like they celebrate their birthdays. There are no expectations for either – to quote my
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Can you hear me OK? Weird things are happening –I’m whispering because I don’t know who is listening. But I
Read moreThe past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.
I wouldn’t go there if I was you. Or, “Myself would not gain entry, if myself were thou-est”, as Shakespeare
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