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Category: Odd experiences

The dream with the Alamo on a truck

The dream with the Alamo on a truck

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Clay

When you grow up in San Antonio you know something about the Alamo. You know how to get to it and you know…

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The dream with the undelivered mail and the security officers

The dream with the undelivered mail and the security officers

Posted on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 by Clay

The dream began at a party, though I am not clear as to the precise environment of the party. It might have been…

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Just once

Just once

Posted on May 27, 2021January 8, 2022 by Clay

There are certain activities in which a person might, for a variety of reasons, engage one time but in which that person never…

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The dream with Bob Hope and the piano bench

The dream with Bob Hope and the piano bench

Posted on May 28, 2018January 8, 2022 by Clay

The dream began with me in the wings, waiting for my introduction. It wasn’t a large theater — a high school auditorium, maybe,…

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The dream at the Drake

The dream at the Drake

Posted on August 9, 2017January 8, 2022 by Clay

I had a dream the other night — I would have reported it sooner except I’ve been busy — that left me perplexed….

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Mississippi anaconda

Mississippi anaconda

Posted on May 2, 2017January 8, 2022 by Clay

Did you ever step out of the shower — without your glasses, of course, because it would be odd indeed to shower with…

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Day Three

Day Three

Posted on April 14, 2017January 8, 2022 by Clay

I can’t pull my four-part series on Marine Corps basic training out from behind the Enterprise-Journal paywall* but I’ll share this picture, my…

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The rappel tower

The rappel tower

Posted on April 2, 2017January 8, 2022 by Clay

(Warning: Contains coarse language.) Heights have never bothered me very much. As a child, whenever my family would visit tourist attractions involving high…

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Roadside discomfort

Roadside discomfort

Posted on October 16, 2016January 8, 2022 by Clay

The worst roadside restroom I ever visited was in northwest Indiana. It was 1989 and a friend and I were on a late-night…

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The first time I visited Toronto

The first time I visited Toronto

Posted on October 24, 2015January 8, 2022 by Clay

I was 25 when I took my first vacation by myself. I lived in Chicago at the time and thought it would be…

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