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    Rurally Yours
    There must be a reason we live out here...
    Jim Andersen's
    Shiny Things

    Shiny Things

    Shiny Things aren’t exactly mirages, because if a glint catches your eye there is almost always something there, it just usually turns...
    Gold Fever III: Moe’s Turn

    Gold Fever III: Moe’s Turn

    We made a couple more trips into the gold fields under my tutelage without, I confess, much success. That’s when Moe—and I should have...
    Gold Fever II: An Unforeseen Reward

    Gold Fever II: An Unforeseen Reward

    Moe and I had somewhat of a misfire on our first prospecting trip, mistaking what is appropriately called ‘fool’s gold’ for the real...
    Gold Fever 101

    Gold Fever 101

    Long, long ago, in a galaxy not far away…I spent my days off prospecting California’s gold country where thousands of eager 49ers had...
    THE GAPS BETWEEN

    THE GAPS BETWEEN

    Photo by Withanee Andersen Milligan So there I was, standing in my backyard looking at the clouds—which I often do between snacks—and...
    Punching Out the Time Clock

    Punching Out the Time Clock

    I haven’t seen a time clock in decades—don’t even know if they’re still being used—but I can say, with all sincerity, that I’ve never...
    When 'Golly' was a Word

    When 'Golly' was a Word

    In composing these things—I don’t really know what to call them—I sometimes spend what seems an inordinate amount of time looking for...
                                   Flight; Part 5, The End.

    Flight; Part 5, The End.

    And so I unexpectedly became the semi-proud owner of one half of one airplane, which, being a 1946 Taylorcraft, wasn’t a whole lot to...
    Flight; Part 4, The Taylorcraft

    Flight; Part 4, The Taylorcraft

    Pictured above: A 1946 Taylorcraft similar to Litster's, with fewer blemishes. After I tired of brandishing my Private Pilot’s license to...
    Flight; Part 3, The License

    Flight; Part 3, The License

    It seemed I was always tense when piloting an aircraft. Never did I get entirely comfortable with it, which appears to be the difference...
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