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Must Be Some Serious Semen

On: January 10, 2014

A long walk is a struggle with the boredom that comes from listening to the noise of my own brain. Yesterday, I did my first Natchez Trace length daily walk. Almost fifteen miles – after an hour plus power yoga session. (I swear, if my forty-something body doesn’t shed some blubber, my metabolism must have stopped.)

Anyway.

When I took a potty break, I whipped out my iPhone and scrolled through Google Plus. (Because, I’m telling you, the funniest stuff is always on Google Plus.)

I had no problem trekking eight more miles after seeing this:Continue Reading

Let Your Love Flow

By: Andra Watkins

On: January 9, 2014

In: Books, Family, Writing

I walked out of my childhood bedroom. Dad stood in the room across the hall.

Door wide open.

Toilet seat up.Continue Reading

That Old Roy Magic

By: Andra Watkins

On: January 7, 2014

In: Books, Meriwether Lewis, Travel, Writing

I am deaf. DEAF, I TELL YOU. I am at Dad’s, forcing him to actually help make a plan for our March-April jaunt to the Natchez Trace. For the next two days, here’s how every conversation will go:Continue Reading