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“The things I cared about…”
I can run again, if you call it that, since the hips were changed out a few years ago. It is a wonderous thing, replacing a body part, as if the truck broke down then got a new gasket. It helps to stay off pavement so I don’t run in the city. But here in Continue reading
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“You will think of old men.”
It is commonly accepted that one should strive to “live in the now,” to “be present.” I don’t dispute this wisdom. There is a great deal of distraction in life and given enough rein, distraction will eventually snuff out the vibrancy that is life itself. Memories, it seems to me, are often put into the Continue reading
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An attempt to strangle-hold summer.
…you realize that sleeping on the ground and scrounging for firewood was easier before hip replacement. Continue reading
...the house I live in... 