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There’s No Tool Like an Old Tool

Jerome Parent — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:49:10 +0000

“Here,” said Ray, handing me the screwdriver and taking the flashlight. “You’re smaller than me. Maybe you can fit in there.” He shone the light down on the small block Chevy 283. “I need you to get that screwdriver right there and see if you can beak the seal.” We were standing in a parking …

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Ten Reasons to Visit Glenwood Springs

Jerome Parent — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 23:46:36 +0000

Humans have been drawn to hot mineral springs forever.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Mars

Jerome Parent — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:01:20 +0000

I’m curious about the hitchhikers that will make the trip to Mars with humans. Each human who goes on the trip is a complete ecosystem consisting of millions of species of single-cell and multi-cell organisms. The success of these hitchhikers, which colonize both the inside and outside of our bodies, just may become the real …

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Desert Snow

Jerome Parent — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:09:48 +0000

Charlie Peterson looked at his watch and then at the departure board of Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport. Another 45 minutes he thought as the Christmas Muzak and flight information droned over the loudspeaker. He adjusted his thick, wire-frame glasses and tried to get comfortable in the plastic chair. He peeked at his wife. She was …

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Wayward Son, Chapter 12

Jerome Parent — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:28:53 +0000

The End There are as many lessons and stories that came out of Vietnam as there are soldiers who went there. It remains a signature moment for my life. Until 9/11, America declined to send troops all over the world for insignificant political reasons. Now that lesson seems to have been forgotten. But I learned …

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Wayward Son, Chapter 11

Jerome Parent — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:28:03 +0000

Shattered For the Romans, death required crossing the River Styx. It is as good a metaphor as any. I can say that dying isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It is just one more river to cross. I had worried for the entire year I was in Vietnam about dying. Then I went and …

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