Tag Archives: Appomattox
Ill Manners and Hope
My mouth was terribly dry. I was waiting for family at El Cazador, the only true Mexican restaurant in town. I figured that, when my family got there, I could go inside and order an iced tea. In front of … Continue reading
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Tagged Appomattox, El Cazador, Loud Music, Morality, Obscenity, Profanity, Redemption
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Theft and Hope
I went to the bank for a roll of quarters. As I handed him the ten-dollar bill, the teller asked if I was going to wash my car or do laundry. There was a teller I liked standing behind him, … Continue reading
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Tagged Appomattox, Confederate Boulevard, Crime, Five Dollar Bill, Laundry, Morality
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High School Biometrics
A long time ago, I graduated from Appomattox County High School. Things were simpler then. Not better, but simpler. Maybe different is the right word. This was before the horrors of Columbine, before the War on Terror, before internet bullying, … Continue reading
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Tagged Appomattox, Beer, Biometrics, Fingerprint Scanner, Fingerprints, Microchip, Prank Calls, Senior Class, Senior Skip Day, Smartphones, Technology, Times-Virginian, Truancy
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