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THE TERRIBLE, BEAUTIFUL WASTE

I kicked a gas pump last week and shouted a word I hardly ever use. The gas pump gave me 1-2 gallons of gas and then shut down, and I had to cancel the transaction and start the process all over again. And then I took my car through the car wash, which trapped it […]

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LITTLE THINGS

A lot of little things have kept me from writing lately. A little slit — about 2 inches long — allowed burglars to slip a gadget through the screen on my parents’ sun porch, unlatch their door lock, walk into their home and rob them.  They stole a big-screen television, computers, and a few other […]

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