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WELL, they finally closed my long playing thread. At 777 replies and over 171,000 views as of today, well, it was the top-statistic thread in the entire Portland forum by far. Other than the mods' 2 sticky threads.
At least it closed on a positive note- i really like 777, it's a positive sign and a portent, is it not? does it not mean, that now I am going on...

The man from Abbott, Texas, is like the Energizer Bunny, as he keeps going and going. Would you believe that this fellow has a new album out.............at age 85?

Ladies and gentlemen, Willie Nelson is that fellow. And, yes, he turned 85 at the time of this writing.

No, the party's not over; it's just beginning. The people in Willie's adopted hometown of Austin simply call him "Willie". And so do I. He's still very active,...

This road trip just completed had turned out to be a relatively short one, but it'll do me good for right now. Got to spend a little time in San Antonio and the Riverwalk on a crowded Friday night. For the past week and a half, the city has done this yearly ritual called Fiesta, in which many residents celebrate different cultures (with parades, usually) while commemorating heroes of the Alamo. My arrival there was Thursday, but your writer wishes that this excursion would last...

In the retirement section, I have been remarking about how to be well when one is alone and for me, that means the ranch.

This morning, I was out there to greet the sun, a kaftan pulled over so I didn't have to get too dressed from bed, my coffee in one hand, keys in the other (because one should never go through a door which could lock behind them without the keys), and I marveled at the birds a chirping.

Of course, I have heard the birds chirp in many a mornings, but...