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You Just Never Know

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There I was, almost finished with military service at Ft. Riley, Kansas, but first having to suffer through one of the hottest and driest summers on record.

It was a sizzling Sunday afternoon and my buddy Roger and I were attempting to tough out the heat in the barracks with no air conditioning. Right then and there we decided enough was enough. We had to find some way to escape the heat. 

That’s when we got the idea of getting some leave time and going to Colorado. Roger didn’t have his car there, but I had mine. We found a … Read the rest “You Just Never Know”

A New Year with a Memorable Beginning

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It was mid-afternoon on New Year’s Eve. The four of us aboard our chartered cruiser were heading eastward along the northern coast of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

We soon arrived at Cane Garden Bay, our destination for this special night. We breathed easier as we left behind the choppy ocean. About five hundred feet from the beach, we stopped, dropped the anchor, and turned off the engines.

All too soon, it seemed, the sun dropped below the horizon. As daylight dimmed, I felt as if I were surrounded by the best of the world. On three sides of … Read the rest “A New Year with a Memorable Beginning”