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Tales of the Courier – The Whiskey Barrel
Tales of the Courier – The Whiskey Barrel Found and not found. At the same time. There and not there, at the same time. Time and no time, at the same place. All of these make sense, to someone. Somewhere. It’s possible to think of somewhere, but difficult through the gunfire. The ride has stalled,…
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Avoiding the Stack Attack Trap
Lots of places have a story, and all stories have a place. Much of driving is about getting to someplace. One mile or two hundred miles, the journey always ends somewhere. A couriers work is mostly about finding, not just anywhere, but somewhere. And, at times, multiple somewhere’s in the same trip. That’s why it’s…
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Move to the Front for Cargo
Standing in line again? Stuck at the back? Ouch, that is not the best part of the line. Too bad lines don’t start in the middle. So, it looks like it’s going to be a minute, or ten. Uh oh, looks like there’s something wrong with the register up ahead, time to call a manager,…
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Knock Again for the Undeliverable Delivery
Can you hear me knocking? Does the doorbell work? Maybe nobody’s home, now what? Ever stood at someone’s door and asked yourself all these questions? And then knocked harder because maybe they didn’t hear the first knock? Sometimes trying to get someone to answer their door can be quite the challenge. This dilemma is the…
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Drop It Like It’s Not
Nothing quite like the sound of wheels on asphalt, and money being made. It’s a winning combination, and sounds better with the windows down! It’s been said there’s a season for everything, and this one has been full tilt. Sometimes it’s impossible to get to everything and everywhere. With that in mind, here’s one that…
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Tales of the Courier – The Runaway Gambit
Tales of the Courier – The Runaway Gambit He’s falling, fast. He knows there is snow, and wind, freezing to the bone wind. And it slices through him as he falls. Then he strikes something in the chaos of the fall, and he somersaults through the air and tumble/lands into a deep snow bank. The…
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Hide and Seek Down the Rabbit Hole
Ever do a full days work and then do it over again? Second time through has all that chagrin about doing it twice. Bedtime, and that feeling of accomplishment, is more about breaking even. Drag ass to the sheets and fall into oblivion, time for hide and seek, down the rabbit hole. Maybe spend the…
