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THE SELDOM SEEN SCENE

“A body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion unless it is acted upon by an external force.” ~ Newton’s first law of motion.

“Haven’t seen you out in a while,” he said, giving me one of those long up-and-down looks that felt to me like I was being inventoried. “You not riding bikes anymore?”

Hmm. Is it my stomach? Dude, I’m 54, and I like beer. Stomachs happen. Maybe it’s the past couple years of ranch living and a steady, relentless diet of heavy shoveling.

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