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Rainy Summer Days
As I’m sitting here writing this, it’s the day after Independence Day, and it’s raining. It’s not a hard rain, but it’s not a light rain either. I would call it a rain shower, but […]
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Spending Summer Vacation on Wagon Train
As I was growing up, I was fortunate enough to be able to take a lot of vacations. Well, vacations may be the wrong word. Working vacations, road trips, or just getting away from home […]
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Breakfast at McDonald’s Has Always Been Special
I took my family on vacation this past week, and on the drive out of town the first morning, my mind started wandering while I was driving. The sun was up in the blue sky […]
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My ’80s Contraband Life
I read an article recently talking about the fact that cassette tapes were making a sort of comeback. In fact, as far as cassette tape sales go, there were 436k+ units sold in 2023 while Taylor […]
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“It’s Called Nintendo.”
For people who are my age, Nintendo was probably a pretty big part of their childhood. I’m sure we had all spent our fair share of time in arcades pumping quarters into machines, and probably […]
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The Longest Summer of My Life
June, 1985. It’s a boiling hot day in the Texas panhandle. I ride my Huffy 10-speed up to a stop sign intersection that greets me like the gates of Hades. Beyond the intersection, the street […]
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How I Almost Died at a Holiday Inn Holidome
This week, I’m taking my family on vacation in Gatlinburg TN, which has always been one of my favorite destinations. It should be a fun few days in the sun riding go-karts, playing mini-golf, and […]
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This is My Star Wars Story
May, 1980. My family and I are living in small-town, Oklahoma. I’m ten, my sister is six. By day, my mom is a homemaker, a “stay-at-home mom” if you will. However, several evenings a week, […]