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rlcorn47
Nov 49 min read
2024 - When it rains...
When making important decisions, I still use the old process of listing the pro's and con's of the issue in question, and then try to...
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rlcorn47
Sep 20, 20234 min read
Both Sides Now (From the Far Side)
FaceBook has become a kind of an adult version of the family refrigerator. If you do something you are proud of, or want to show it off,...
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rlcorn47
Aug 27, 20231 min read
What a Little Technology Can Do!
I was feeling a little lazy and bored tonight. I really did not want to watch HGTV reruns. I had worked on a video of this year's family...
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rlcorn47
Feb 12, 20232 min read
Man Caves
Ahhh, the man cave. I suppose the first one was just that. A little cave next to the family cave where a caveman could slip away for some...
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rlcorn47
Jan 29, 20235 min read
Regrets - (Woodstock: Part 1)
No...this is not the kind of blog where an old guy talks about what he wished he had done: spent less time working, spent more time...
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rlcorn47
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Regrets - (Woodstock - Part II)
Hopping back into my trusty Honda CRV, I left the parking lot of the small gas station slinging gravel from the back tires with a new...
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rlcorn47
Dec 18, 20223 min read
Old Friends
Old friends, winter companions, the old men Lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sunset The sounds of the city sifting through trees...
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rlcorn47
Nov 1, 20225 min read
The Return
November 2022 - This past weekend, Marcee and I had the opportunity to go to the reunion of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Tennessee Tech...
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rlcorn47
Aug 26, 20222 min read
70 is the new "?"
For a time, my friends would say, "Oh, fifty is the new thirty." Then years later, the same people would say, "Yes, sixty is the new...
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rlcorn47
Jun 26, 20222 min read
Old Dog–New Tricks
The good thing about being an "old dog" is learning that the saying might not always be true! Sometimes, you can learn new tricks. I have...
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rlcorn47
May 9, 20221 min read
The Last Time
As I have mentioned before, I love trying to bring old things back to life. I am hoping my children may inherit this same love when it is...
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rlcorn47
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Southbound
I am not sure if it is a strength or a weakness, but I suppose I am a homebody at my core. After four weeks and 4,800 miles, we are...
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rlcorn47
Mar 18, 20222 min read
Canyon Winds
It was Saturday afternoon, and the house was quiet. Marcee and her sisters had gone to the next town over to buy some building supplies;...
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rlcorn47
Mar 9, 20222 min read
20 Miles South of Amarillo
My dad used to tell stories of being a cowboy and driving cattle from one pasture in Texas to another. His stories always started the...
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rlcorn47
Mar 7, 20223 min read
6:00 a.m. - Lander, Wyoming
The sun was just starting to rise above the snow covered town of Lander. The snow that had started around midnight left the mountains and...
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rlcorn47
Mar 6, 20221 min read
Drawing Close
It was never my intent for this series of posts to be a slide show of our adventure, but the scenery has dominated every moment of this...
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rlcorn47
Mar 3, 20222 min read
You Can Still Get Your Kicks?
It's February 28, and we are up early and out the door. This is the day that I have been looking forward to since we started this trip....
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rlcorn47
Feb 28, 20222 min read
Long Roads to Nowhere
Three days of freezing rain and ice-covered streets in Dallas did not keep us from finding antique malls, comedy clubs, guitar stores,...
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rlcorn47
Feb 24, 20223 min read
Day Two - When Detours Become Destinations
We started our adventure to Lander, Wyoming, on Tuesday with a brief side trip to Asheville and an quicker trip to Marcee's allergy...
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rlcorn47
Feb 20, 20222 min read
The New Adventure
I am not sure how old you have to be before you don't hear your father's voice when making a decision, but I have been hearing mine a lot...
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