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Walter Kelly is Smashed on a Train

On Tuesday morning when I checked my email, I started laughing. “Walter Kelly is Smashed on a Train” was the title of an email from Bill, reminding me of our last day at the Olympics. Rewind 24 hours… Bill and … Continue reading

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Spectating at 144 km/h

Sunday dawned bright and early at 6:00am when Jenny and Dan knocked on the front door, bringing Simmons Olympics HQ to near-bursting. Comatose, having gotten home after midnight the night before, I started muttering”Is someone knocking?” and then in true … Continue reading

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The Joy of Victory, The Agony of Defeat

On Saturday afternoon, Bill and I headed over to Pacific Coliseum to watch what was turning out to be a premiere event…short track speed-skating. As usual, it was raining so we bundled up for the 1.5 mile walk to the … Continue reading

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Session #8: Why-reka is Right

With “Favorite Things” pumping from the stereo system (yes, the “raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens” song… Kappa’s mixed CD was going well and then suddenly…this.), Sessionista and Kappa pulled into Yreka, CA at 5:45pm and were ready to pull … Continue reading

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Session #7: California is to the South

Celebrating the freedom of a little extra time off, The Sessionista and her friend Kappa decided to go on a week-long road trip to San Francisco. Fifteen minutes on the open road and there was a slight problem. Namely that … Continue reading

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Session #5: Prostitution is a Tricky Thing

The Sessionista is quite the jet-setter these days (sans jet)! After a 10 day vacation on The Mothership, The Sessionista turned around and headed to Whistler, BC to celebrate Sister Sessionista’s final days of freedom before The Wedding of the … Continue reading

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