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The Beautiful Letdown, Part 5: My unplanned retreat

At this point, I was a beaten man. There is only one house on this road but my daughter is evidently not there. I assumed that she had gone somewhere. I pulled to the side of the road next to … Continue reading

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The Beautiful Letdown, Part 4: The House Next Door

We turned into the driveway to see a house with no apparent entrance! Two closed garage doors greeted me with a French door to the left. However that door has no access unless I wanted to walk alongside of the … Continue reading

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The Beautiful Letdown, Part 3: Offroading adventure

So Dodgeball and I drove to the house “right next to the church.” As soon as we reached the dirt part of the road, I found myself driving on a levee with a lake on both sides. And this road … Continue reading

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The Beautiful Letdown, Part 2: Blondie’s directions

Realizing that I couldn’t change undo the dodge ball game, I refocused my attention on carrying out my plan and called my daughter to get directions to her location. This is what I heard: “Well, you make a right out … Continue reading

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Did I forget something…

I left my house for the ‘last’ time. (cue soft tears in the background) WHERE IS MY LAPTOP? I returned to the house and sure enough, there it is on the school room bookshelf! As I grabbed it off the … Continue reading

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