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“Can you look at this house for me?” My sister usually ramble when she calls, but this time, she’s all business. “It’s a block up from the harbor, I think it would be just perfect.” “Are you moving? What this … Continue reading
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Wood Shed
“Look!” I pointed out our study window, overlooking one of the five acres on which we live. Cheryl, still asleep, or nearly so, could only mumble, “Mumpf?” “A tree. A big one. It must have fallen recently. I didn’t hear … Continue reading
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If Opportunity Knocks, You’d Better Be Home
Whatever the opposite of a black cloud is, that’s what has followed me around all my life. While luck may be the intersection of opportunity and preparation, I have had more than my share of the former. It starts, of … Continue reading
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Love In The Time Of Coronavirus
Four days now since I’ve had any real contact outside my home, except for a brief visit with another couple in their equally large abode. How have I taken advantage of the new state of affairs thrust on the world … Continue reading
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Gym Rat – II
Three years later at college, I joined the Freshman swim team. The coach, John Edgar, was actually the head of the football team. He sent aspiring team members a mimeographed set of exercises in September, urging us to consider going … Continue reading
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Rotten To The Core
“When did that tree fall over?” Cody asked. He had driven down from Seattle for one of his periodic visits with Cheryl’s perpetually overloaded computer. She takes literally 1,000s of pictures at a time, and has a tenuous hold on … Continue reading
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