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Mesa To Dallas – Part Two

April 12, 2012

Continued from Mesa To Dallas – Part One…

With Bozo on my shoulder and Rebecca riding shotgun, we tooled up the highway as it ribboned into the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. It’s a beautiful stretch of highway and part of what makes Arizona so compellingly beautiful. There is an amazing amount of life and greenery in [...]

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Mesa To Dallas – Part One

March 29, 2012

So what’s a guy to do when he has so much to write about but not enough time to do it? More pictures.
Life on the road is tough. Sketchy internet and phone access. Long hours driving. And the driving is not normal driving — not a pleasure cruise. We are not only in a one-ton [...]

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2012 MarBecca Workshop Tour Begins

March 16, 2012

Holy cow!
I’m not sure how it happened, but it’s almost the middle of March, 2012 and I still have a foot in November, 2011! The workshop tour has officially begun and every day is spent working on the website, Doodle, keeping up and following up with DJs who’d like to attend, staying in touch on [...]

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The End Of 2011. The End Of The World. Happy New Year!

December 31, 2011

The end of the old year. The beginning of a new year. Exciting. Time to start anew. Optimistic projection.
Oh…yeah…except for that Nostradamus prediction and the Mayan Calendar.
Minor details.
OK. So we have one more year to live. Big deal. Am I going to go crazy? Am I going to buy a Maserati and get a girlfriend? [...]

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Small Business Saturday. Let’s Bring It Home.

December 4, 2011

We had just rolled in to Indianapolis and were tired of the usual chain restaurant fare and attitudes. Driving around looking for a decent local restaurant, we were drawn to a little strip mall with a solitary lighted yellow sign amid a row of dark spaces. The parking lot was desolate. One car was parked [...]

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Andy Rooney – A Major Loss

November 7, 2011

Have ya ever wondered why, when some people die, it has more impact on you than when others die?

Andy Rooney in his Office

Andy Rooney has been a mainstay in my life since I can remember. Even when I didn’t watch 60 Minutes, I knew that he was there – and that was reassuring to me. [...]

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Mark K Ferrell