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Naming Rights
Heads or Tails? My favorite sports memory was a coin toss. This is likely quite rare, among fans, and even non-fans. I may be even be alone in this. I haven’t watched football for many years, my reasons for shunning … Continue reading
The Happiest Emergency Field Hospital on Earth
I am a recovering Florida Man. I haven’t lived there in decades, and after I lost my parents I haven’t had much motivation to go back there, even for brief vacations, during Michigan’s face-cutting cold. I do know a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney, Pandemic
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Royal
When I was a sophomore in (the former ”white”) high school, my father shared a conversation he’d had at the local hospital, where he worked as a nurse. He had been told that Jackie Robinson had made his professional debut … Continue reading
How Did I Get Here?
Exodus When I was nearing the end of 8th grade, my parents sold their house in upstate Massachusetts and relocated the remaining kids (three of us still at home) to the Deep South. I knew nothing about Sanford, Florida, other … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Celery City, Jim Crow, Racism, Sanford Florida
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