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Weekly Contest #206
“Spud red, spud yellow, spud …,” We were not on the road for five minutes, not out of the city limits of Huntsville, Alabama, and the spud road game had already started. It was in the late eighties; Lisa, my eldest, was eight years old, and her younger brother Phillip was two. The kids, Pam, my first wife, and I were in a pale blue 80’s model Ford Taurus. We were headed to Chatsworth, Georgia. Pam’s family lived in rural Georgia, and their family's favorite road game was “Spud.” A VW Bug was considered a spud, and the first person to spot o...
Weekly Contest #90
Jerry could not make himself zone out today; daily, he would board the 5:45 am commuter train into the city. There were eight stops before he reached his destination, and by the time of the fifth stop, the train would fill up to almost standing room only with commuters, with three more stops to go. Zoning out was a way Jerry handled unpleasant or tiring situations. Jerry sat at the back of the train car, as he usually did, so he would not have to deal with the people getting on and off the train. Today he regretted that decision because t...
Weekly Contest #78
Randy Hinshaw was waiting in Jim King's office when Jim came in. Jim King is a Senior Aerospace Engineer in Huntsville Alabama, his area of responsibility is the initial rocket launch protocols. A very high profile and extremely stressful profession in general; however, even more so for his team, since many departments are basing their work progressions on the protocols set by Jim's team. As Jim walked in, he could see Randy's face dealing with some stress-related issues. Jim had been watching Randy Hinshaw for a couple of weeks as the team...
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