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Sunday Free-For-All

Good morning!  Hope you have a great day.

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The Second Act Man

I don’t learn in a straight line.  Wish I did. But I don’t.  Lay out a road map for me and I’ll make wrong turns and wander down backroads.  That’s just how my brain works.  Some days it can be … Continue reading

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The Bottle

His breath filled and left his lungs like the crashing surf  in front of him.  Luminescent foam and seaweed tickled his toes as he sat on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. He was pondering his life.  No answers … Continue reading

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Man in the moon

Like silver ink spilled across the black water, the full moon shined on the reservoir.  On its shoreline, A 1970 Chevrolet Impala sat by a boat ramp. And on that Impala sat a small boy and his father.  The dad … Continue reading

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A few photos from speech in San Destin

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Rapids

The river was cold, swift and deep. The current pushed the man’s kayak sharply to the right.  A rock appeared out of nowhere! He paddled hard left and the nose of his craft glided safely past the obstacle.  Another boulder … Continue reading

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A father’s present

The truck sped down the old dirt road leaving a billowing cloud of dust in its wake.  The song “Cats in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin Carpenter played as the old white church came into view.  “… He had grown … Continue reading

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Should have

The phone lay on the floor with a disembodied voice saying, “Sir. Sir, This is 911. What is the nature of your emergency?!?” Across the room, next to the spilled coffee and scattered papers was a man in his early … Continue reading

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The Wright Stuff

An eerie electrical storm ionized the atmosphere over Atlanta that night causing a very strange thing to happen… Orville and Wilbur Wright stood in the Security Line at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. Both held their shoes in their hands and … Continue reading

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The two travelers

I’ve always been intrigued by Mississippi’s amazing extremes. Here’s a little tale I made up to explain it… The hot sun burned down on the rich, black soil.  Man had never set foot into this wild area until one day, … Continue reading

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