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Good Times

Earl was cleaning out some boxes recently and came across three postcards I’d sent him a decade ago. I’d gone to France to visit some long-time friends and kept him apprised of our activities from time to time.

The

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Home for the Holidays

Earl and I arrived home Saturday night, having experienced eighty-five degree weather at 8 AM that morning and a blizzard at 8 PM that night. But that wasn’t the only adjustment we made this past weekend.

We’ve gone from

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Colorado

Whenever I tell someone we’re going to Colorado for Thanksgiving, it’s assumed we’re going to ski. That must be a testament to all the dollars the various resorts in the Rockies pour into advertising. There’s Vail and Aspen and Keystone;

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Leaving Town

I consider myself a pretty good traveler. I bring only carry-on luggage regardless of the length of the trip. I can find my way around in strange cities. And I’m not deterred if I don’t speak the native language when

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Motel Police

Last weekend we spent some time in a Fairfield Inn, a motel chain which seems to be owned by Marriott Corporation. Now I’m not picking on Marriott; it’s just that our recent experience reminded me of my attitude toward hotel/motel

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The Lincolns and I

This past weekend Earl and I visited Springfield, Illinois. Most Midwesterners probably know that Springfield is the state capital and that it is home to a collection of historic sites related to Abraham Lincoln who lived there for

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Back from the Big Apple

I’ve been home from New York for forty-eight hours. My bag is unpacked, my mail is read, I’m back in my own groove; but the memories of the fun I had linger. Keith, Chris and I managed to squeeze a

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Fishing for Words

Writers and fisher people really have a lot in common. If you love to write or you love to fish, you need to make time from the daily grind to do so, as neither is an integral part of a

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Singles in New York

I just arrived at my home-away-from-home for the next week, The Maritime Hotel in the Chelsea district of Manhattan. I’ve done this trip many times before, so I came prepared. The city that bills itself as the Big Apple greets

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Back to Routine

We have been home about 36 hours from our recent vacation, but I am still in low gear. I’ve slept in, read various magazines, and finally gotten around to emptying my suitcase of Tahiti’s sand. I only did this because

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