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Open Bar: Hang Loose, Dude

The storm clouds of deep frustration appear at the edge of my vision.  The placid lake of my demeanor threatens…
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Open Bar: The Selfless Leader

The words flowing from her mouth were all the more sagacious for the effortlessness with which she spoke them.  Despite…
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Open Bar: Restless Brain Syndrome

For as much as I enjoy normal modes of conversation, I occasionally find myself wishing for the power of telepathy. …
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Open Bar: Your Reputation Precedes You

The gala started thirty-five minutes ago and you are still at home, your date already fatigued from having to repeatedly…
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Open Bar: Bombs On His Block

His favorite café used to be located on this boulevard; the proprietress whistling as she served him mint tea with…
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Open Bar: A Deafening Silence

The swish of our skins gliding on the refrozen snow was the only sound that greeted us as we traipsed…
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Open Bar: In Praise Of The Homegrown

A snowy winter Saturday night and the Valley crackles with restless energy.  Little car icons zoom across smartphone screens as…
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Open Bar: Friends On A Powder Day

The hoo-dee-hoos and catcalls echo through the trees, their branches heavy with the burden of newly-fallen snow.  A squad lays…
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Open Bar: The Allure Of Bad Decisions

The difference between life and death, failure and success is the blink of an eye.  Outcomes hinge on seemingly innocuous…
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Open Bar: A Lone Pine

The lush brown soil parted ever so slightly, a sapling taking its first tentative moves above terra firma. Years later,…
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