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WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT’S NOT LEGAL? (Guest Post by Paul Curran)

The 2 large bright green, cone shaped, industrial coffee grinders sat primly on their flatbed trailers– each hanging 2 feet over each side. They measured 12 feet wide and 9 feet high – legal height but over width by four … Continue reading

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ELIZABETH AND UTE (Guest Post by Paul Curran)

Elizabeth wrinkled her nose: “Stinktier.” I started to laugh: “Really? That’s cool. It’s ‘skunk’ in English but we say anything that smells bad ‘stinks’.” “Sk –uuunk?” She looked at me for confirmation and I nodded. “Skunk.” She said confidently. Then, … Continue reading

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THE TEENS (Guest Post by Paul Curran)

In his guest post, Serendpity, Paul Curran referred to having saved six teens during his trucking career. My readers and I could not simply  let that reference go!  Here is Paul’s story: THE TEENS By: Paul Curran The Trans-Canada Highway approaching … Continue reading

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BLACK HOLE (Guest Post by Paul Curran)

Photo courtesy of blogger, Bronwyn Joy (Journeys of the Fabulist) EDITOR’S NOTE:  Photo really has nothing to do with this post, but it’s a great picture, isn’t it?  Maybe it should be captioned, “Working to Keep Blogs Afloat!” *** BLACK … Continue reading

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