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Day-to-Day 2023

February 25, 2024July 27, 2025 D Naughton

January – March Winter. No activity.   April 5th Walking past Lake Hiawatha, I see a Biff worker in his truck next to a porta potty. The ground is muddy and the truck’s spinning wheels are sinking further and further … Continue reading Day-to-Day 2023

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Bric-a-Brac

May 25, 2023August 29, 2024 D Naughton

SEE DICTIONARY cowflap – see cowflop cowflop – see cowpat cowpat – see cowplop cowplop – cowpie, cowcakes… Get it now? cowcakes – You seriously haven’t figured it out? You are a real cowdoot! cowdoot – Quit looking up these … Continue reading Bric-a-Brac

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Timing

February 25, 2023June 10, 2024 D Naughton

The word on the street was Count Basie was the greatest time keeper in the world.  That’s all everybody talked about.  You know he just raises his hand and the time was there. Oscar Peterson  How important is timing?  As … Continue reading Timing

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Fright

October 27, 2022June 10, 2024 D Naughton

For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Edgar Allan Poe The Telltale Heart I am waiting behind the double doors that separate Whitby from Bede Hall.  Students … Continue reading Fright

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Vengeance

June 23, 2022May 23, 2024 D Naughton

  There was a time when two groups of cartoon characters became neighbors.  Much was unknown between the tribes with mistrust amongst them, especially when it came to the Peanuts Clan with their ritual dancing and inability to successfully host … Continue reading Vengeance

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Sayings

April 22, 2022May 24, 2024 D Naughton

Intro Democracy dies in the dark. Washington Post I can’t see a thing with these new glasses. George Washington   State Mottos Gold and Silver! Montana Visa or Mastercard? Delaware Live free or die. New Hampshire Ice cream soothes oppression. … Continue reading Sayings

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Falling Part I

September 16, 2021July 15, 2025 D Naughton

I stood at the top of the key with a basketball in my hands.  I wanted to pass but nobody was open.  It had been some time since I last drove the lane with a soccer injury sidelining me for … Continue reading Falling Part I

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Falling Part II

September 16, 2021July 15, 2025 D Naughton

Vinko Bogataj sat on a wooden perch and took a deep breath.  Throughout the day conditions deteriorated with heavy snow.  Already, he made two attempts:  the first a scratch, the second landed at 410 feet.  Officials should have postponed the … Continue reading Falling Part II

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Falling Part III

September 16, 2021July 15, 2025 D Naughton

Christopher Reeve was in the middle of an equestrian event sponsored by the Commonwealth Dressage and Combined Training Association in Culpeper, Virginia, an event much like many others throughout the United States where amateurs and professionals compete in disciplines like: … Continue reading Falling Part III

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Not Cool – Statistics

June 15, 2021June 10, 2024 D Naughton

DON:  Top of the seventh with The KC Commoners carrying a 3-1 lead over The Baltimore Grackles.  Commoners starting pitcher, Al Pepper, so far has pitched a steady game, spreading four hits over seven innings, surrendering a solo home run … Continue reading Not Cool – Statistics

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