Lineman La Vida Loca

After graduating college, and pondering my next move, I took a job with Bell Telephone…

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The College of Chaos

Reflecting on my freshman year in college, it’s a miracle that I graduated at all…

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Smotherly Love

I remember saying to someone when I was about 12 or so, “I think I’d…

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Object of His Affection

I never quite detected any real affection from my dad (father #2) when I was…

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Slacktacular in the Woods

To successfully execute the slacker lifestyle it is imperative that one keep busy. Being a…

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Go West, Young Slacker!

There was a time, my friends, oh what a time, when I had lots and…

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Cultivating a Garden

By the time I began my junior high school years and could articulate my thoughts…

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Simple Gifts

When I sat and thought it through there were very few cherished moments with my…

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Mildred’s Gauntlet

From the age of 6 to 11, my adolescent after-school care-taking was done by Mildred,…

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Castle on an Island

Male role models were in short supply around my house and what’s been detailed so…

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