I am in no way as an articulate a writer as one of my favorite that contributes here on a regular basis, speaking of UberGoober of course, but I hope...
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My cousin, Drew A short homily to one I admired My mother just called from the family cabin in Marquette with some rather somber news. I...
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The three Japanese women and I found ourselves comfortably close together on the floor of the private room, our shoes in a pile by the sliding shoji...
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A few miles east of Ellensburg, on the long winding descent into the Columbia river gorge, the little car, too small to run smoothly in both sets of...
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Sometime around the beginning of 2004, I decided it was time to use my R&R. In my job, when we are sent on especially stressful assignments, we get...
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Tall Chef, Short Career I love to cook. I like to think that I always have, but then I think back to those early teen years of living out of...
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It’s tough to go to another country and make friends. Still, somehow, I had managed to do just that and the good news was that they happened to be...
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Okay, so I get all ready this morning to finally get a ride in. Procrastinating for months on end. Always find an excuse to not go. Finally, the...
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