Prologue

The following are a collection of lightly satirized tales; nothing out of the ordinary. Mostly, my own experiences, people I've come across, and places I've been. Everything is written from memory and, in some cases, I tried to make sense of some things. In the case of the living, and non-public figures involved, I elected not to use their full names to avoid lawsuits. This is newfangled coffee shop reading and not meant to be taken seriously.

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"The airing of one's own laundry"...

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There are 14 linked vignettes containing a handful of assorted episodes 

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• The Fog of youth 1964 - 1974
• pilgrims, dashikis, & non-recognition
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• The Wild West 1968 - 1981
• the artful car dodgers
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• A Tale of Two Schools 1978 - 1980
• irony, hoopla, & the drum as a weapon
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• Gone to the Wolves 1981 - 1982
• donuts, penitentiaries, & pocket change
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• Ol Virginia 1982 - 1994
• education & decorum from off-campus
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• Entering the Pirates Den 1988 - 1990
• a rag tag crew on a rudderless ship
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• The Poseidon Adventure 1991 - 1993
• a mere change of britches
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• Trading Paint 1994 - 2000
• tales of survival, southern racing heritage, & road rage
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• Life in the Pits 1997 - 1999
• bourbon, torque, & double agents
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• Piracy 2.0 2000 - 2001
• gunpowder & coastal bombardment as therapy
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• The Far side - Japan 2002 - present
• being a nail in the land of the hammer
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• Piracy XP 2002 - 2006
• reading the air and contemplating death at sea
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• Still in the game 1976 - present
• coming full circle

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• Life in the Pony Express 2005 - present
• a race with no finish line
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• Earning a living...
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