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Some Things Change

I grew up on a little gravel road off Winkleman rd, in Brady, Washington. Beaver Lane. Same house…

ByByPat Hays Nov 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving!

Good morning, everyone! Before the chaos of cooking and cleaning takes over, I wanted to take a moment…

ByByPat Hays Nov 27, 2025

2025—and There’s Still Lead in the Pipes

Coffee TalkGood morning—grab your coffee and join me for a minute. It’s 2025, and sometimes I look around…

ByByPat Hays Nov 26, 2025

The Time I almost went to Denver Cares

25 years ago. T&T, my friends Tim and I were on the 16th Street Mall in Denver, Colorado,…

ByByPat Hays Nov 26, 2025
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The Proof Is In the Water

In the dead of night, the Navy destroyer cut its engines. Silent steel in the Caribbean, waiting. The…

ByByPat Hays Nov 25, 2025

I Live in a Shed

I live in a shed. Not the kind you’re picturing with lawnmowers and rakes—this one’s insulated, finished inside,…

ByByPat Hays Nov 22, 2025