Friday, February 26, 2010

Read any good stories lately?

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The best books are the ones that end up haunting me; the stories that visit me in the night, or in one of those vacant day-time moments; fic...
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Monday, February 22, 2010

Table Mountain Breakdown

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[February, 2006] A FAVORITE STRETCH OF ROAD leads to Cherokee, off state route 70, where we’d explored as kids, always stopping at the mom ...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Revisiting Tuolumne County

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I AWAKE IN A SUNNY BEDROOM far from home, slip back the thin fabric window covering, look down the gravel road that led me to this place and...
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Monday, February 15, 2010

Ode to the Independent Bike Shop Owner

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“ZHE AIRHEADS HAVE ALL JUST DISAPPEARED,” the old German speaks wistfully. “Oh, ‘casionally, you con find vun mit low mileage und it's ...
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Sunday, February 7, 2010

My Note from Dr. Seuss

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The late Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) dropped in the other day, saying he’d like to help with my house cleaning chores. Imagine my shock and ...
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Excerpt from THE CURIOUS DEMISE OF PUG LEBREAUX.

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[In this scene, protagonist Steven Meyer, a rather bumbling screenwriter, is on a wilderness hike, scouting locations to stage a hot-air bal...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

A Hole in the Sky - Spenceville Road

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THE WHOLE POINT OF UPGRADING to the big Beemer GS model is typified by what happened Saturday. Ten days of rain seems like ten weeks in cen...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A Break in the Rain

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NINE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF RAIN – just 31 short of needing to retrieve the old cubit stick and start construction on a big boat. On the tenth ...
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Ten Questions Regarding the Pot Debate

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I do not smoke pot. Full disclosure: Thirty years ago, I had a couple experiences with the stuff – peer pressure – and something inside tol...
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Flirting with the Drug War

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A FEW MONTHS AGO, I ventured into rural and rugged western Sierra County, exploring roads that were scribed on a map – skinny, wiggly roads ...
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