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The Greybeard Chronicles| Christmas, 2011: Too Soon Past

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Gene

Seven months and counting. That is how long I have been away from home now, working in Mobile, Alabama, doing my thing— or, what passes for “my thing” until I can really do my thing. I came in May and … Continue reading →

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The Greybeard Chronicles: Will You Carry On, Sir?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Gene

“Will you carry on, sir?” I am standing at the American Airlines ticket counter in Mobile, Alabama, getting my boarding pass so I can fly home to Dallas/Fort Worth for just the second time in nearly five months. Ordinarily, I … Continue reading →

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Stuck Like Congress, or Stuck in Philly With a Wandering Mind

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Gene

Here I am, stuck in Philadelphia…literally. Another Nor’Easter has blown in with a vengeance, and I am a shut-in at the Homestead Suites. Stuck. One might see the way recent weather has brought much of the Northeast, including Washington DC, … Continue reading →

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Wandering the Backroads of My Mind

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Gene

Towns in these parts have international names. There is Paris, Detroit, Bogata, New Boston (and Old Boston), Naples, Atlanta, and Omaha, to name a few. Perhaps they were named by those who founded them based on the places they had … Continue reading →

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