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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Skid Row Whine
Sometimes a man needs to get away from it all and think. Early this week I had the opportunity to do just that, not that it was necessarily a good thing that allowed me to have the time to get … Continue reading
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Pushing Back at Alaska
“I was walking along the road with two friends. The sun was setting. I felt a breath of melancholy – Suddenly the sky turned blood-red. I stopped and leaned against the railing, deathly tired – Looking out across the flaming … Continue reading
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Looking Into the Abyss
I sat at the bar and stared deep into my glass. I hadn’t planned on having a beer with dinner, but the name of the brew on the wall of the pub intrigued me to no end: Carlsbad Raceway IPA. Sitting in the … Continue reading
Help! My Water Baby Has the Dust Pneumonia Blues
I went to the doctor, and the doctor, said, “My son, You got that dust pneumony an’ you ain’t got long. – Woody Guthrie, Dust Pneumonia Blues California is dry this year, bone dry. I’ll go so far as to say … Continue reading
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The Scott Expedition
For the past month or so I’ve been following along with the progress of the Scott Expedition in Antarctica, an attempt to trace (and complete) in similar style the route of the ill-fated 1911-12 Scott Expedition. They are currently on Day 76 … Continue reading
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The Devil Went Down to California
‘The devil is not as black as he is painted’ – Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy This past weekend I headed out to an area of Anza-Borrego State Park that I had never been before: the Carrizo Badlands. Honestly, before I … Continue reading
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The Tin Man Rides Again 