OOOOh, I’m goin’ down that road fee – and then I’m not. This time stuck in a parking lot 20 miles from home. Took my truck out of mothballs and drove it down to the salvage yard to deliver the title to Automobilius defunctus. Stopped by the store for groceries and to pick up my meds. Truck, which has been parked for a year and something due to bad behavior, had a smoking front wheel. Drove it to garage where it was diagnosed with a stuck brake. I also told them about the above mentioned bad behavior, and got a ride home with a friend. It was a message from God, who always starts with the words, “I SAID …” This time the rest of the sentence was “Go home, sit down and finish the damned book, bitch!” She gets so touchy sometimes. So I’m at home, at the computer, and clear, completely and altogether out of excuses. See you when the book’s done. Meanwhile, Tune in here Satureday if you don’t catch this month’s edition of “These Ozarks Hills” on KSMU-FM Springfield (91.1), College of the Ozarks (90.5) or West Plains (90.3). It airs at 7:30 a.m. and repeats at 4:30 p.m. first Friday of each month

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