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Monday, December 15, 2025

A Hellish Driving Day - Part 1

Late September 2002. Dad and I quickly established a routine once school started. Because of how my high school was laid out, there was a traffic circle in the middle of the driveway that served as the pick-up and drop-off point. I would pull into the circle, hand Dad my keys, and head into school... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Neighbor and the Bus

I remember sitting at the exit of my neighborhood, waiting to make a left turn. A school bus was stopped to the right, dropping off kids, and a police car was directly behind it on the four-lane road. The neighbor behind me must have gotten impatient. Instead of waiting, they swung around me, made a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 8, 2025

Driving Dad

After I attained my driver's license, I was not insistent on my parents cutting me loose. I feared the road. I did not want to drive at all. Dad did see that I needed to see and insisted I drive with him in the car. I argued against it, but the only vote that mattered was his. Here is what we would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Groggy Ann

December 19, 2004. "Ann, stay up and watch the whole game," Dad said. "It's going to snow tonight. You're at least going to have a two-hour delay. You'll probably be off school tomorrow." Ann did just that. She stayed up and watched a dud of a game between our Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 1, 2025

When I Bombed the Test

The time had come for me to take my second sample SAT test at Huntington. I was thrilled to take the test for two reasons. One was that it meant I would not have a session with Rob. The second was that I would do well, which would cause my parents to pull me out. I thought I did well on the test. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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