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A Report From The Road

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The weather has gone bad in Baltimore. It’s late at night and I’m staring at myself in a hotel mirror. The family and I are returning from a trip to Disney World. Fifteen hours ago we left Orlando in a vain attempt to outrun the storm that put us here. Florida was everything you’d expect […]

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A Rare Individual

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I’m going to miss my friend Bob. This summer he decided it was time for a big change. He’s moving (probably on the road right now) to Nashville. It’s not like me. I don’t miss people, especially ones I work with. Think about it. If you work a 40 hour week, that’s around 2000 hours […]

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A Family Legend

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Here’s a story of a life told in pieces from different years and different times. They are the kind of family legends people use to remember loved ones. Roland Mueller (he’s our hero) is working in his garage in Bellingham. A mechanic by trade, he’s also been a fireman and served in the Navy. Most […]

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In The Bowels of the Health Care System

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I roamed free for an hour inside the hospital, killing time in the bowels of the health care system. I didn’t do anything illegal but I probably shouldn’t have been poking around in those back halls. Over the years I’ve learned an important lesson. As long as you look like you belong somewhere no one […]

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