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A nagging headache

He pulled up his jeans, buttoned his shirt and grabbed his hat imprinted with the words “Williams Feed and Seed.” Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:08 am

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Charge of Abandonment

I caught her out of the corner of my eye. I didn’t want to stare and cause unwanted attention but rather to just observe from ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, October 9, 2013 11:54 am

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Roll your window down

I know. You are riding along in your temperature-controlled vehicle that keeps it somewhere between 72 and 73 degrees. The windows seal up perfectly, the ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 10:12 am

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Center of the Universe

For ten thousand years, humans gazed into the nighttime sky and watched the stars revolve slowly past. The sun bore down upon their craniums as ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 11:22 am

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200 bushel corn

Yeah, Baby….that’s what I’m talking about. Let the words roll around in your mouth. Allow them to nestle down into your taste buds and slide ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:44 am

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Living with the grain

When you are 11 years old, it’s difficult to swing an axe. The blade is heavy and it requires considerable coordination of timing and accuracy ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:27 am

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The Color Grey

y daughter had given me a book on it and there had been some interest in the subject, but it had never really crystallized until ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 2:31 pm

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All This Free Time

Think of all the time you have saved. Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:45 pm

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The art of dreaming

As you read this, there is one thing concerning yourself about which I have full confidence. First, what I do not know. No clue as ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:58 am

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Engineering Marvel

This project did not start with funds or resources or asset allocations. It began with neither earth moving equipment nor cloud scraping cranes. A respected ... Read more

by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 10:16 am

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