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North State Writers and Blue Room Theatre Combine for LiveWord II
“The real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready.” Steve Martin I...
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2020 is Leap Year
Viewing Loveland Pass, CO Hey folks, February 29, 2020 is a Leap Day. We get a free extra day, a twenty-four hour trip around the Sun, for doing nothing. Which also means that 2020 is a Leap Year. I...
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A Few Takes on COVID-19
Walk into any essential store these days and you’ll see X’s marking the spot for social distancing. This COVID-19 stuff is spooky. The only positive is if you test negative. At least our April 15...
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Old Geezers are Just Boys with Wrinkles
(Hockey Player Magazine, May 2020) I’m getting older. I guess my friends are getting older too. “Get on the list,” he texted. “What list?” “Geezer hockey, Friday morning, minimum age is 50.” “It’s...
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Father’s Day 2020
Beer and hockey with my Dad Like many dads today I await a phone call. Or maybe a text. That’s all I need. No ties, cards, soap-on-a-rope, or socks. Just a call. For the dads out there I share a...
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Time You Enjoy Wasting
Bertrand Russell “The time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time.“ –Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872-1970) was a British philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic best...
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Hockey Players, Cowboys and Comics
Beating the Odds Stuck at home are you? Tired of surfing the net, streaming reruns, or playing Sudoku? Maybe a good book will help cure your COVID blues. Books are those paper things you hold up to...
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Ready for the World Series?
Bob Uecker “I led the league in go get ’em next time.“ Bob Uecker, Mr. Baseball Stanley Cup hockey has consumed my brain these past weeks, albeit the season is three months behind schedule. When NHL...
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2020 Trivia Bee Cancelled, Thanks COVID
Butte County Trivia Bee “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you will go.“ Dr. Seuss Ten years from now you may hear this question asked at the...
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Audible Call Saves a Conversation
Something audible is heard. But calling an audible is something to be done. An audible in football changes a play at the line of scrimmage. The quarterback reads the defense, recognizes an...
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