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We were quite sure at the time that this was our airplane but never saw the official report
BY PAT D'AMICO | May 12, 2023 at 5:31 p.m.
Add Some Interest to Your Hikes
With luck, if I share a few with you, we will be able to meet up on a trail and discuss the ones that you like.
A Haunting in Burke
"Well, even if the previous paragraph doesn't prove that I actually lived in Burke for most of my elementary and mid-school years, I can tell you that around the age of 11 or 12, I started delivering the Spokesman-Review newspaper"
An Unexpected Ride on a Flatbed Truck
Pastor Laura loved the older members of the church because they were always available for weekday adventures
Are You There? Yes, I'm Here
David and I shared a bedroom in our youth. He was always in the top bunk, just above me in the dark, and that comforted me
Socially Conscious City Walking
What has happened to human courtesy and the social contract?
My Weapon Against Scams
You see, my family has a special talent for driving anybody crazy
The Trout
One particular week, we stay in a cabin at Monte Cristo, where I can fish from the bank of a freshwater stream
A Taxing Time
I once had a little misunderstanding with Uncle Sam
To Do or Not to Do, That is the Question
I turned 65 in February. There, I said it. I don’t know why it came as such a surprise, given that I’d had 64 years to prepare.
The Rant of a Scarfing Illiterate
Then she walks in ruining my day, a woman in a tasteful outfit set off exquisitely by a colorful scarf
Computer Lingo
On some medical portal, I could use the name I gave my childhood canary and that’s okay
Easter Chicks
I also like the way they hold their heads up high and survey my passing in an almost regal way
Gone by the Wayside
This is a list of things I grew up with that have either disappeared entirely or are very little seen or used today
