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Martha Schuh's avatar

One of my favorites!

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Jonathan Close's avatar

I wonder how Billy the Kid's ghost is getting along these days?

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Johanna Gabbett Klesh's avatar

I love this story! Reinvention in retirement and discounts from name recognition! Using humor in new unexpected ways. The idiots clause for voting in the state... imagine if that could have been enforced nationwide. Dolt 45 would not have been elected in 2016. What a time for your soapbox to be taken from you.

Thanks for sharing your 5 AM stories with us.. I look forward to each one.

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Kristen Aliotti's avatar

I guess bizcochitos are kind of like fruitcake. (Great column.)

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Sandy Read Reiberg's avatar

Oh, so unfortunately right. And we still must. Glad to have 5 am stories about earlier retirement writing. Glad it continues and long may the writing continue.

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David mannweiler's avatar

So we’re you being funny when Herman hogglebogel told a mother what Ben-wa balls were? Oh, no, that was Phil Allen.

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Rita Jane Gabbett's avatar

I loved Blue Corn and missed it when it was gone.

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Paul Mindus's avatar

Another wake-up column of sheer pleasure to sweep the cobwebs out. Thank you, Bob, and your bullhorn can be heard loud and clear in San Diego, too!

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Chris Malone's avatar

Thanks for the morning chuckle, Bob! What’s for lunch? Lemme guess … beans and rice? 😆😆😆

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Karen Ford's avatar

Right on! Karen Ford

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Shra SENPATRICK's avatar

Me! I was that outta town visitor! Heck I was the outta country visitor!!!

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Robert  Basler's avatar

well, you were one of them. you think nobody else saw it?

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Shra SENPATRICK's avatar

It was real! Holy Canoli!

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