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Happy Birthday Brother
+22Second Sense Ringing
A few weeks back, I caught up with an old school pal of mine for a whiskey and a brief trip down amnesia avenue.
In the course of our 20+ year news catch-up, he mentioned that he played bass in a rock covers band called The Second Sense and suggested I come along to a gig.
+38A Good Winter Day
Well, it’s been a pretty good day, all things considered.
I awoke around 7:30 to find a steady rain falling. By the time I had washed and eaten, it was pretty clear that there wasn’t going to be much pruning done today.
+20Harvest Time
It’s been more than 20 years since I helped with a fruit harvest on my folks’ orchard. Back in those days, when the orchard primarily grew citrus fruit, my folks would hire a handful of staff to help them pick the crop and we would work at a steady pace for weeks, filling bin after bin. I can remember some harvests taking as long as 6-8 weeks to complete.
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