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My failed attempt at dog whispering
I was driving home today and saw a dog running around the neighborhood a few blocks from my house. Being the good neighbor and dog owner that I…
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My dream of having a band of minstrels.
On days when the air is still and fog forms over a river, it looks like the Great Wall of China is snaking its way across the Earth.…
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Since storms cancelled our evening with The Flaming Lips – I had to go to Youtube.
Well, The Flaming Lips show in Philadelphia turned into “A bit of a bath – a big bath” (to quote the Woodstock documentary – although theirs was in…
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Alert the pitcrew, we’re coming for more fuel
I showed up in DC at an hour usually reserved for raccoons and regret—5:30 a.m.—for a flight to Kansas City, which was only the beginning of this majestic…
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Holds and diverts and storms, oh my.
This was our third leg for the day. We began in Omaha around 2 PM, flew from Omaha to Milwaukee, and then off to Boston. On the return…
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I never got many Gold Medals – But I used to make them.
I once quit a job without giving two weeks’ notice. I quit after my lunch break. The boss wasn’t surprised at all. I think she even wondered why…
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