Training Wheels
Red! Of course red was the color of my tricycle. I think it was a Radio Flyer, but it could have been a Murray. I don’t really remember the brand. I remember it was red with white details. I remember…
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"And that’s all I’m going to say about that."
Red! Of course red was the color of my tricycle. I think it was a Radio Flyer, but it could have been a Murray. I don’t really remember the brand. I remember it was red with white details. I remember…
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A few simple words can conjure up a memory so vivid, it seems you are viewing a movie of the experience complete with sound, color, scent, light and shadow. The core of this particular memory: a raisin bread grilled cheese…
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The, thankfully, small and quickly contained wildfire that began off Mistletoe Road was as close to our neighborhood as we’ve seen. It was, certainly, no more than a mile away. We first heard the fire engines out on Crowson Road….
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Vietgone, our first play of vacation attending OSF (Oregon Shakespeare Festival) has set a high bar. Written by Qui Nguyen, Directed by May Adrales with five stand out actors stretching their talent to cover eighteen roles with changing accents, language…
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Peggy had a smoker’s voice and served your pie with a quip and a laugh. She waltzed the diner serving tables and booths in constant conversation with everybody. I miss Peggy. She served up a lunch called Pie Lover’s Special….
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St. Paul Pass Tunnel a.k.a. Taft Tunnel on the Montana/Idaho Border It is summer, the sun is shining and at mid-morning the temperature hovers mid to high 70s. By afternoon at trail’s end it will be in the 80s. We…
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I love the community that can be found far from home at the old style motel. I’m speaking of a true motor hotel where you drive up to the door of your room which may be a cabin attached or…
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I have a new friend In the morning I walk south She walks north In the afternoon She walks south I walk north Lone pedestrians On the trail It started with a nod Then A nod and a smile A…
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“Big is Back!”? This emblazoned above an enormous image of, you guessed it a hamb…excuse me…sirloin burger. Now a third of a pound, no less. But I look around and I still see obesity in America everywhere I go. It…
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A group of them Walking side by side But each alone Lost in their own world Unable it seems to simply Be in this beautiful place Eyes glued not to the palm trees Not to the Pacific Ocean waves Not…
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