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A few lost years
By Rick Watson
Thu,06/25/15-1:47PM , 2,741 Reads
My dad died in May of 1986 when I was 35 and rarely does a day go by that I do not think of him. Today when I put on my coveralls before working in the yard, I looked into the mirror and saw him looking back at me. He wore a pair of coveralls exactly like ones I was wearing.
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Shoe fishing
By Rick Watson
Thu,06/18/15-12:10PM , 2,024 Reads
I finished up work on Thursday and got home just as Jilda was leaving to go teach. There were things around the house that needed doing but when I stepped out on the back deck, the sky was denim blue with doughy clouds drifting listlessly toward the east and I heard a different calling.
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Adam’s guitar
By Rick Watson
Wed,06/10/15-4:50PM , 3,105 Reads
Jilda and I were doing the last couple of songs in our set Saturday night when two guys rumbled up outside on motorcycles and dismounted. I thought they would head to a bar down the street, but they walked in to Berkeley Bob’s Coffee House. What was odd is that one of the riders was holding a guitar case.
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A few tips for graduates
By Rick Watson
Wed,06/03/15-4:38PM , 1,595 Reads
Jilda and I joined my sister on Memorial Day to eat. When we arrived, the dining room was packed with a crew of family and friends. The sound of ice clattering in plastic cups, and spoons clanking on serving platters added to the drone of the conversation.
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