Foreshadowing Run Amok: two leaps backward, one step forward

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Step One: I finally caught the Professor’s crud: sore throat, fatigue, laryngitis, and all that stuff. Step Two: My knee continued to hurt when I was traveling and a follow up blood test from last Friday shows increases in the numbers in tests for infection. That may not seem like a big deal, but I […]

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Phase 1, Done: Now, Ukiah to Corte Madera

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I think of these Rambles in phases: getting to the conference, the conference, and returning from the conference. Phase 1 is now history. I’ve traveled over 1,200 miles, driving 25+ hours. I’ve listened to Educated on Audible Kindle, seen beautiful country and sad sights, reconnected with family and friends, and done a lot of transformative […]

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Date With a Lion: coming home

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“How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord… For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.” Ps. 84 I’m here in Redding this morning because I have a date. A date with a Lion. My soul has longed […]

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Here Safely: Boise to Portland

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Well, I made it! Left home at 7:10 and arrived around 2. The traffic here is a mess. I’ll never complain about Boise’s again! ******** Almost 7 am. Here we go, Ruby and I. I’ve got my to-go coffee, I’m all packed, and here is where it starts. I’ll add to the post tonight. See […]

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What a Man, What a Man

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I’m one day away from beginning my Rambles with Ruby. Tomorrow I leave early for Portland to see my Mama. Today will be a busy day at work tying up loose ends and packing. Oh yes, and there’s that little not-to-exceed 2,500 word essay I need to turn in before Monday night, a thousand or […]

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