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Guess Who I Found on the PCT!

May 29, 2013 · SherryD

My idea was to collect a series of individual stories from hikers who have undertaken the 2640-mile journey on the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico (on the edge of Campo) to Canada.The official kick-off was a few weeks ago and …

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Life on the Mountain-May 2013

May 25, 2013 · SherryD

Artists are alive and there is growth here. Every camp I visit seems to have been updated in some way. Fountains are filled and hummingbirds are zipping around. My cats are fully supplied with enough critters to chase for all …

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They Used to Call it War Fever...

May 24, 2013 · SherryD

Now it's referred to as PTSD-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. There was a time when there was no cure, only short-term relief. Today, that might be changing as war-stressed veterans have endured decades without answers, only symptoms. There is no chemical …

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I love a good ghost story.

May 20, 2013 · SherryD

But that doesn't mean I believe in them. I had one incident that changed my perspective on spirits though. Years ago, The Daily Californian, a newspaper in El Cajon, assigned me to write a series of travel stories and one …

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I'm From a Village Called 'Texas'

May 19, 2013 · SherryD

It was the best I could do to explain where my people lived. I drew a crude map of Africa and then North America but soon realized these guys had never seen a globe. They had heard of a village …

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I Don't Know What These Indians Are Telling me...

May 19, 2013 · SherryD

But I believe them. They chant with such conviction and seem so sure of the words they share. I have learned alot from the local natives and it started in their school. I substitute teach and was sent to a …

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You're Soooooo Vein!

May 17, 2013 · SherryD

You probably think this tour is about you.....It's a real gold mine, THERE IS STILL GOLD IN IT and yesterday, I had a private tour. This piece of history is right here behind our town and it is fascinating to …

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The Answer to the God Question

May 16, 2013 · SherryD

If you're still reading, at least you are still curious. The answer to the "God" question is that it must remain a question for man to evolve. It is in our collective reach for the answer that we move forward. …

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Porn, Drugs, Takis, More Porn

May 8, 2013 · SherryD

That was the list of requests and usually in that order. From my first day of teaching to the last, those were my students' demands. I never filled the order but was surprised they thought I would. My students were …

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Peace Be With You Mr. Copley

May 6, 2013 · SherryD

My first week in San Diego, I had lunch with David Copley. I had no idea who he was at the time but later saw him in the news often, especially as he came to own the Union-Tribune. It was …

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I'm not Mrs. Alessio!

April 30, 2013 · SherryD

She was my mother-in-law's mother. I married her grandson. They owned an old restaurant in Banker's Hill called "Mister A's." Mrs. Alessio was Mister A's wife. At one point in San Diego's history, I hear their style was legendary. And …

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Those Tough Choices

April 27, 2013 · SherryD

Something had to go. Both backpacks were full and the beer had not been packed. "I can live on two Clif bars and a bag of trail mix so lose the crackers and sardines," one said. "I'll take out two …

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Earth Day on the Mountain

April 21, 2013 · SherryD

Take a drive. Come up the hill. All kinds of things have come to life this spring above 4000 feet. Right now the lilacs are fully in bloom and can be purchased by the bunch for $5-$10 throughout town. If …

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Weekend Snow Alert!!

February 6, 2013 · SherryD

One of the best things about living in the mountains is snow. When we get hit, our town rocks. Everyone comes out to play. Snowball wars are launched from one end of town to the other. This weekend holds the …

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Doing Time in the Tank

February 5, 2013 · SherryD

"Cover!," the guard yelled. Everyone fell to the ground and covered their heads. I thought it was some kind of drill and started to do the same but the probation officer who issued the command touched my arm and said," …

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Tony Montana was my T.A. (Teacher's Assistant)

February 4, 2013 · SherryD

At least, Mr. Montana helped me teach the Cold War. As a Cuban refugee in the movie Scarface, he was a rare reference point I could find with my students-incarcerated male teenagers in a boys' prison camp on the outskirts …

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Invisible Baseballs

February 3, 2013 · SherryD

In the last 5 years, I think so many of us developed coping techniques that we never imagined needing. This country has recessed, depressed and floundered. Many of us knew a version of poverty that we had never visited before. …

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Find Me in Camelot!

February 3, 2013 · SherryD

Since I've been in Julian (about 4 years full-time), I have met three artists that focus on dragons. One draws them, one builds them and the third dresses and performs like one. Lately, I've been seeing alot of castles as …

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Waiting for the White Stuff

January 30, 2013 · SherryD

Up on the mountain, we are waiting for the big one. Snow storm, that is. We had a teaser a couple of weeks ago and it got us all excited. Snowball wars are on when we get coated in white. …

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Guess Who I Found on the PCT!

Life on the Mountain-May 2013

They Used to Call it War Fever...

I love a good ghost story.

I'm From a Village Called 'Texas'

I Don't Know What These Indians Are Telling me...

You're Soooooo Vein!

The Answer to the God Question

Porn, Drugs, Takis, More Porn

Peace Be With You Mr. Copley

I'm not Mrs. Alessio!

Those Tough Choices

Earth Day on the Mountain

Weekend Snow Alert!!

Doing Time in the Tank

Tony Montana was my T.A. (Teacher's Assistant)

Invisible Baseballs

Find Me in Camelot!

Waiting for the White Stuff

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