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December 2024

Mother Trucker
[I couldn’t find a photo of Jason with his Chevy truck but I did find this photo taken the day he advised me to find an old Chevy for Henry.]
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It’s the Most Horrible Time…
Of the Year
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The Verdict is In
[Barbara Jordan explaining why injustice great and small really chaps my ass.]
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I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends
Plus: O Effing Tannenbaum! Revisited
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The Accident
Saturday morning I was making ceramics with a friend when Rosie the guard dog started barking, an urgent pitch.
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November 2024

Unleashed Fury
[Mercy the Puppy demonstrating how to wear a leash.]
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Be Delightful
Remembering Bob on his 96th Birth Anniversary
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Invisible. Silent. Planning.
Well, on the bright side, I did receive a proposal of marriage last week.
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Le Corage
For one week in 1986, Dan Rather concluded his newscasts by looking at the camera and saying a single word: Courage. He abruptly ended the practice…
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October 2024

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