(As noted in my first Essentials entry, this is an occasional series in which I spotlight albums that, in my estimation, everyone should experience at least once.) 963 more words
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It reminds me of him.
Bob Seger is definitely one of those artists I didn’t appreciate until later in my life. His achy lyrics fill me with longing for the innocence and freedom of those younger days… now that those younger days are a ways behind me. 185 more words
Contest’s prospects look good
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TENNIS Queensland have reaffirmed their commitment to the game in the Far North with keeping the Cairns Tennis International as part of the sporting calender for the foreseeable future. 5,580 more words

Against the Wind
Variations on a Theme
I write this preamble to the following story for a reason. I recently posted a story entitled Hank and Me that had a dead guy in a cabin filled with gold. 19,849 more words

Run no. 82 – When the wind’s against you
Distance: 4.53 miles (7.3 km) Time: 41’ 48” (PB 38’ 38”)
Out for a lunch-time run today. Quite warm but overcast so not too hot. 621 more words

sail, against whatever wind
I don’t dare care.
Against what they say, I know.
I trust the journey: the beckoning glow
Of an algae-crested, sail-riven oceanic wave
Beneath the whisper-slip of my sleepless bow… 28 more words