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Poems

Ode To Rudy

An ode to a resurrected  1977 Volkswagen Dasher on her maiden voyage through the Columbia Gorge. You started singing a Queen song, something about loving his automobile. Mary in the back, talking drones and saying what she shouldn’t say. She loves saying what she shouldn’t say. Her Mississippi accent like the shadows of the clouds […]

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Environment Opinion

Fall of the Machine: Cars and Computers

On Earth Day last week, I celebrated the holiday by drenching myself in gasoline. My recent inheritance of a 1977 Volkswagen Dasher (nicknamed Rudy) has been keeping my hands dirty. On the day that environmentalists champion their cause and accomplishments, and highlight all the work on curbing climate change forthcoming, I found myself pulling fuel […]