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Rolling Thunder

My brother called on Friday to tell me that he’d be riding in the Rolling Thunder this weekend. I saw last night on the news that they had a great turnout of motorcycles and parade viewers along the procession route in Washington DC, and that they even had the pleasure of President Bush come to [...]

Creatures of Habit

So many people drive to work as a mindless exercise every day. They back out of their driveway and take the same route to work, sitting in rush hour traffic and stressing until they get to their office. The drive to work is a dull, boring routine. I can’t do that. I’ll drive to work [...]

Where Did the Service Stations Go?

When I was a girl, my father would drive to the service station and an attendant would come out to the pump, fill up the car for you, wash the windshield and offer to check the oil for you while the gas was flowing into the car. If your tires needed air, he would refill [...]

C-Stores and Bollards

A friend of mine is a convenience store manager, on the morning shift. I see her once a week or so, and I try to make a point to buy a few things from inside the store in addition to buying my gas there, as she gets bonuses based on the sales from sodas, candy [...]

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Beetle Bus

My teenage years were a constant clash of blue collar parents and a hippy generation. I had long straight hair, love beads and blue jeans with flowers embroidered on the legs. I do thank my folks for the giving me the use of the Volkswagon bus when I got my driver’s license. I drove the [...]

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