BACK IN THE SADDLE

Boat sails from past

If you are my older brother Steve, do not read this column. It contains a birthday surprise.

Memories still flood his mind

As you get older, memory becomes a bit like that closet you know needs to be cleaned out.

Phone call restores perspective

These days, when a storm front is approaching, I can feel it in my knuckles.

Story of the rocks

And then it suddenly struck me, most of these kids hadn’t even been born then.

Pondering the outcome

What did it last? Thirty seconds?

A career cut short?

My career in conservation was even shorter than my career in banking.

Books can be tough to finish

It’s a long way from “Bowser the Hound” to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”

A childhood hero remembered

All kids, when they’re growing up, have heroes.

Keeping berries

We checked the clock and consulted the GPS system in Connie’s Honda and came to the same conclusion.

Going for the shot

The guy came up beside me, and his accent was a little thick.

Anxious to see the new grandbaby

To answer your question, yes, we’ve bought our tickets.

Just what makes art?

What is art?

Talk that diminishes all of us

The woman was upset.

Did he say thank you?

Have I ever properly thanked Weldon Hamma?

Content to live a cliche

I have become a cliché.
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