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Submitted to Contest #268
A Tree Hugger’s AtonementI'm an admitted tree hugger. I celebrate Arbor Day likes it's New Year's eve. I've been involved with the planting of about 50,000 trees. One of the highlights in my life was accepting the Sacramento Tree Foundation's "Tree Hero" award for my work group. Yes, I like trees. I appreciate them even more, now that I have lung issues, and need every last molecule of the precious Oxygen that they produce.I have a long history with trees. When I was a kid, my brother and I watched an old black and white TV show where some p...
Submitted to Contest #267
I’ve had 3 epiphanies in my life. One is too personal to talk about, at least if I'm not lying on a couch and paying someone a hundred dollars an hour. One was when I went to sleep one night as a tough guy and woke up in the hospital, a handicapped old man. The 3rd one was quite a few years ago and my life changed in a moment. That one is worth talking about.I was driving my 30-minute commute from work in my Toyota pickup. I had NPR playing on the radio, but it was mostly background noise. I wasn’t paying it much attention until I heard...
Submitted to Contest #262
I like the word hundred. I like it even more when I change the end to erd. It just sounds cool. A hunderd bucks. A hunderd pounds. A hunderd miles. I remember a day that came up all hunderds. About 35 years ago, I was in college and working for a senator that had a little gentleman's farm. A gentleman's farm is almost like a regular farm, except it exists mostly to let rich people tell their friends that they have a farm. I didn't care. It was a good gig. I could show up anytime I didn't have class. I always had something that ne...
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