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Revolve Around the Water

August 4, 2012by champslikeus 1 Comment

Boise, ID – Boise came next and I realized again that life in the desert revolves around water.  The river runs through downtown and everyone who is anyone floats it.  Little […]

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10,000 Mile Road Trip - 2012

What’s One Hour?

August 4, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

Lewiston to Boise, ID – After restful sleep, we take off to see Lewiston from the hill.  The old highway still has watertanks along the hairpin turns for where the […]

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10,000 Mile Road Trip - 2012
othello

Sucker for Shortcuts

August 4, 2012by champslikeus 3 Comments

Seattle, WA to Lewiston, ID – It turns out that I’m a sucker for shortcuts suggested by people at gas stations.  On my way through Othello, WA to Lewiston, ID, […]

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10,000 Mile Road Trip - 2012

The Durazno (Peach) Tree

June 10, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

Here’s what I will miss about South 6th Street. My neighbor, Benito, comes over to bring me cilantro seed. He sees me in the dirt with my barn boots on, […]

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Notes from a Part-Time Social Worker, Portfolio

Craigslist Advertising Experiment

April 26, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

Objective: to write an ad creative enough to sell a 1999 Toyota PreRunner 2WD within 24-hours of posting — posted 26 April 2012 — The rational part of my brain […]

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Chapulines

April 18, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

This afternoon, I visit the neighbor kids’ house.  Vale, the sixth grader, comes out of the kitchen with a bowl. “You want some? Try these.”  In the bowl are about […]

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Notes from a Part-Time Social Worker

Fishing in the City

September 2, 2011by champslikeus Leave a comment

The last of the pink salmon were running like mad in Puget Sound and I was hoping to catch my dinner in the city.  A friend was meeting up with me, one […]

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Some Things Aren’t Broken: Miss Prissy 2

May 28, 2011by champslikeus Leave a comment

Miss Prissy, remember, is the cat that belongs to the homeless man.  In fact, she is the cat who rides on his back while he rides his blue BMX bike […]

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Notes from a Part-Time Social Worker

Miss Prissy

April 7, 2011by champslikeus Leave a comment

Tonight in the Red Apple grocery store, I stood behind the homeless man who carries his cat on his back. “What’s your cat’s name?” I ask. “Miss Prissy,” he says. […]

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Notes from a Part-Time Social Worker

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