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The Dipmobile Rides Again
Back in college, my dad, tired of having to repair my sporty, candy-green Volkswagen Sirocco lemon, turned it in for a shit-brown two-door Plymouth box on wheels. The car looked like my mom’s Dodge Dart, a car she was embarrassed to be seen driving, but her car looked like a Bentley compared to my turd… Read more
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I’ll believe any of these when one happens
Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for Brody Brazil. I just wonder if this is more wishful thinking than anything else. Read more
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The Accident, the Smell of Jimboy’s, Recovery, & the End of Scootering
On September 25, 2024, I got into a traffic accident while riding home on my scooter. I am a retiree, but I occasionally work part-time as a retired annuitant at my old job. I traveled about 10 or 15 miles an hour in congested traffic and did not stop in time before I hit a… Read more
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Alas, if I Bowled, I Probably Would Bowl Alone
“Citizenship is not a spectator sport.” – Steve Miska I was intrigued by an interview by the New York Times podcast The Daily of political sociologist Robert Putnam. I had never heard of the man before but I wanted to know more about his work when the interviewer and Putnam discussing his 2000 book Bowling Alone:… Read more
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Six Sentence Story: Inside the Tunnel
Jack laid on the table as two techs applied straps across his chest and his left arm holding it stationary. Ever since he was a teenager, he had had MRIs done every five years or so because he had a seizure disorder, but they were always for his brain. This time; however, he had injured… Read more
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