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A collection of my miscellaneous writings and short stories that don’t fall into any particular category

Finding excellent accommodations on Route 66

April 11, 2013

Reblogged from Down the Road: It’s not entirely true that I didn’t plan our Route 66 trip. I did book motels …

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One Day of Life

February 22, 2013

Recently, a friend asked me the question “What do you do?”. As any good Southerner knows, they meant “What is …

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Mr. Independent Wheels

February 16, 2013

One of my favorite episodes of the Andy Griffith show is the one where Barney buys his first automobile and …

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The Iron Strikes While Hot

February 7, 2013

Just this week, gamers around the world were stunned to hear that a public vote online had determined that the …

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A 45 Year Old's Letter to Santa

December 23, 2012

Reblogged from The Literate Pen: Dear Santa Claus, I know you haven’t heard from me in a long, long time. …

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Our Great National Hangover

November 9, 2012

Confetti. Balloons. Streamers. Trampled posters and signs. The ubiquitous Red Solo cup (and blue too!). These are the lasting images …

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If I Were The Devil

November 4, 2012

Over the past week, I had tried to think of something to write about this year’s national election and just …

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Christmastime is Here…in October!

October 3, 2012

There used to be a time not so very long ago when the Christmas season officially began with “Black Friday”, …

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A Child of the 70′s

September 15, 2012

What is it that you think of when you think of the 70′s? When most people look back to that time, the …

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One Small Step, One Giant Leap

August 27, 2012

When my wife informed me that Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, had died this past …

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