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Weekly Contest #366
The relevance of time hits hard on the southbound slide of life. Memories have more meaning. Places have nostalgic value, and old friends are rare and cherished.When we were the kids, we gave no attention to nostalgia. We were too busy creating our own memories to pay much attention to the wisdom of our elders. In the turn of a moment, we are the elders.Two screens stare back at me for eight hours every day. There have been many different screens edging their way into my soul over the past 35 years. I stare back at them, wondering if I have ...
Weekly Contest #363
As I looked down at the shimmering snow on the ski slope, I knew it was going to hurt. What the hell did I get myself into?First of all, a man with my build might want to avoid certain sports.Oh, the things I do to get weed money.My roommate Steve decided, on a bet with his friend Grant, to take up snowboarding. The sport got a hold of Steve, and he soon began longing for the action and as many trips as possible. The only problem was that Steve was without transportation.His lack of a car provided me an extracurricular financial opportunity....
Weekly Contest #361
South Branch The bottle had already been opened, with much of its contents absorbed when Richard tipped it back."None of you boys ever been down this river, so make sure you listen to me," he belted after his drink. "This trip could be dangerous; those rapids will sneak up on you."The backdrop to his proclamation was the shimmering rocks and the rushing water of one of West Virginia's most beautiful rivers. It was early summer, and the water was still a bit high from Spring thaws.We had decided on this trip the day before. We were spontaneou...
Weekly Contest #360
Holding on to Time The relevance of time hits hard on the southbound slide of life. Memories have more meaning. Places have nostalgic value, and old friends are rare and cherished.When we were the kids, we gave no attention to nostalgia. We were too busy creating our own memories to pay much attention to the wisdom of our elders. In the turn of a moment, we are the elders.Two screens stare back at me for eight hours every day. There have been many different screens edging their way into my soul over the past 35 years. I stare back at them, w...
Weekly Contest #358
Learning the Hard Way No one believed in me. That was their first mistake.Higher education is a luxury to those who grow up poor. If you did not earn your own way, you did not go to college. The majority of us down the ‘holler’ considered higher education to be out of reach. I was one of the hopeless.It was just easier to drop out in the 80s. It was common to get a full time job and just party or go fishing with friends. Jobs paid barely enough to get by, but pooled money bought the party favors.I languished in that circle of self destructio...
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