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For those who aren't aware of that bit of Americana, the Ranchero and the El Camino were pick-up trucks with sedan styling. It other words, they looked like a sedan in the front, but had a pick-up truck bed. The Ranchero was the Ford Motor Company's version and the El Camino was Chevrolet's...
I'm too old to get jitters. Of course, I'm not female, so there are a couple of less things for me to worry about in this world in which we live. But back to the jitters. I grew up being fearful of the outside world. I grew up in a small town (about 500 people) in the south. A significant...
I first heard about the Camino when our "Adult Forum" study group at our church read Paulo Cohelo's book "The Way". The way he wrote the book I wasn't sure if "The Camino" was even a real thing; but then one day I ran across it on Wikipedia and began to learn more about it. I tried it, Porto...
I'm going to see him in concert tonight (3/14) in Bethesda, Maryland. I try to see him each and every time he is in the area. I'm very excited and just had to tell some people who know who he is and would understand my excitement. It is so cool to see him and then know that I'm on my way to...
There's a good chance we might cross paths. I'm "scheduled" to pass through Sarria on the 22nd and get to Santiago on the 26th. But as Robert Burns said: "The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft aglay." Just keep an eye out for the hat.
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