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BEST I DON'T KNOW
#130 - The plane came in low and buzzed the camp, turned around, landed, and eased up to the dock.
Aug 1
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James Ron
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July 2025
CHENNAULT AIR FORCE BASE
#129 - Having explored the perimeter of the base, we knew of a low spot under the fence near the train yard where we could drag ourselves and our bikes…
Jul 25
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James Ron
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CHENNAULT AIR FORCE BASE
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THE LAKE MERRITT LODGE IN OAKLAND, CA.
#18rp - I was now the Janitor, in return for room and board - two meals and a room.
Jul 18
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James Ron
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THE LAKE MERRITT LODGE IN OAKLAND, CA.
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IN PERGOLA
#128 - Steam rose from the debris already drying out in the morning sun. It was surreal.
Jul 4
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James Ron
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June 2025
DOWNSIZING
#127 - For months they’d been thinking, “We have to get rid of all this stuff.” Meaning the stuff that gathers and fills a home over the years. “We…
Jun 27
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James Ron
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Trains, Trees, And Arrows
#17rp - It was an easy thing to do. Thick woods pressed up against the tracks on both sides just below the overpass. I could get up close, make sure ...
Jun 20
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James Ron
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AFTER PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
#126 - But his senses returned. His own actions and thoughts scared him. He stood there, staring, shaking. What had happened? Who was the crazy one…
Jun 13
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James Ron
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MY DAYS AT HARVARD
#125 - ...so that I could drive the ninety miles to Boston to the campus in Cambridge. It’s just across the Charles River. (”I love that dirty water.”)
Jun 6
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James Ron
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MY DAYS AT HARVARD
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May 2025
The Shower
#124 - The next space of time didn't register. It could have been seconds, or hours.
May 30
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James Ron
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Montana Rancher Ellen Cotton
#16rp - She remarried becoming Ellen Cotton. They accumulated land and cattle. That marriage also failed, but she still stayed.
May 23
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James Ron
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Montana Rancher Ellen Cotton
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Bird In Hand
#123 - It was now down to 3500 acres, a fraction of what it was once. He was losing it piece by piece.
May 16
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James Ron
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55 Rides To Cross The Country -pt 2
#15rp - . . . it was clouding up to rain. Which it did just as a young couple picked me up, smiling as they said, “they didn’t want my guitar to get…
May 9
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55 Rides To Cross The Country -pt 2
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