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A few years ago my son David was valedictorian of his high school grad class.  This week’s column is excerpts from his presentation. “The air was filled with the stench of animal manure and human waste.  I had to watch my step to avoid getting my feet stuck in the sewage that ran freely through the streets. The air was …

He had found the used records he was looking for and was now simply enjoying the vibe of the Haight/Ashbury district of San Francisco. He had never seen a hippie and here he was in the epicenter of the movement. He drank in the sights, sounds and smells of it all. Wow, as a prairie boy from Canada he had …

I got together for dinner with a very good buddy of mine recently. I have known this man for over 30 years, and we have experienced a lot of life together. As we ate dinner on the outdoor patio of an ocean side restaurant the sun began setting and cast a beautifully brilliant orange glow across the sky. “Oh man, …

58, 60, 63, 64.2 and holding… Yeah baby! 64.2 km/h, or 40.6 mph. Not bad. The water was like glass, the sun was warm and low in the sky, and I was enjoying the last day on the lake in my 1962 Chris Craft. I had the original 283 c.i. small block Chevy engine rebuilt, but I had not determined …

For the most part, everybody likes a party. There are lots of different reasons to throw a party: birthdays, holidays, Christmas, retirements, Tupperware, engagements, anniversaries, etc. We really don’t need a reason for a party, but it always helps to have a special occasion of some kind to provide us with the impetus to bring a group of people together …