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Gas station in small-town America

The Best Things About Small-Town America

December 13, 2018 coachdawne 2 Comments

(Note: A short version of this story ran in the January 2019 issue of Pompano! magazine.) I’m writing this in early…

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Posted in: Family, Kids, Random Filed under: Louisiana, small-town America
Seven Key Characters, 100 Years: The American Flag - The South Florida Elections

Seven Key Characters, 100 Years: The South Florida Elections

November 15, 2018 coachdawne

South Florida, and particularly Broward and Palm Beach counties, have a remarkably colorful elections history. I played a small walk-on…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: Broward SOE, election, Florida politics
A Day at the Broward SOE Candidate Workshop

A Day at the Broward SOE Candidate Workshop

November 9, 2018 coachdawne 4 Comments

[In 2016, I ran for local office. The events below occurred on June 16, 2016, at the candidate workshop led…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: Broward SOE, campaign, local politics
5 reasons why I love taking the train

5 Reasons Why I Love Taking the Train

August 23, 2018 coachdawne

For those who haven’t heard, we have a new train service here in South Florida. Brightline, billed as “the only…

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Posted in: Health and Fitness, Money, Random Filed under: brightline, public transit, train
Adelphi University, looking different but yet the same as on college orientation weekend all those years ago

The Best Orientation Weekend Ever: Treasure Your Village

August 16, 2018 coachdawne

I graduated high school when I was pretty young: 16. That July, the school I chose, Adelphi University, had a…

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Posted in: Family, Random Filed under: college, friends, orientation, roommates
Sabotaging your diet for fun and nonprofits means sharing with the rest of the guests.

Sabotaging Your Diet for Fun and Nonprofits

August 4, 2018 coachdawne

Sabotaging Your Diet for Fun and Nonprofits – it has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? Speaking of…

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Posted in: Health and Fitness, Random Filed under: diet, weekends, wine

The Misery of Phone Calls: Why I Don’t Like Talking on the Phone

July 25, 2018 coachdawne

Show of hands, please: who can agree with “I Don’t Like Talking on the Phone?” OK, maybe I’m projecting, but…

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Posted in: Family, Kids, Random Filed under: calls, kids, phone
Escape the rat race with a new job!

Emojis and Jobs

July 17, 2018 coachdawne

You may be wondering what emojis and jobs have in common. Well, wonder no more! Today, July 17, is “World…

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Posted in: Money, Random Filed under: ninja emoji jobs

The Stolen Truck

July 11, 2018 coachdawne 2 Comments

For those who wondered why we just knew that those neighbors (of “Giant Hot Dog” fame) had stolen a rental…

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Posted in: Home, Random Filed under: hot dog, stolen truck

Welcome!

July 3, 2018 coachdawne 2 Comments

Welcome to my inaugural post! Top Five Reasons You Should Read This Blog: It’s called “coachdawne” because I’m pretty sure…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: welcome
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