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Vacation Wild Card No. 6 — 5.26.09

As Cis pointed out, it's actually been Tuesday-- all day. Let's not tell DFO.

Cindy's right that I'm in full vacation mode. I have been since I sat for a hours on Cannon Beach in the shadow of Haystack Rock Saturday and Sunday. We spent the weekend on the Oregon Coast. And I put in four hours at Powell's Book Store on Friday. It's hard to go wrong with that combination. Toss in a viewing of the action thriller "Angels & Demons" and the company of two of my 3 favorite sweethearts -- Mrs. O & Amy Dearest -- and I had a wonderful time away these past five days. Now, I have to turn my thoughts toward the honey-do list. Which starts with planting the garden and a little interior painting. I'll be in town the rest of the week. But I don't return to work until June 1. Now, for the Monday Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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