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My Wild Summer (opens the original)
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I was on the upstairs porch of our open-air rental home in the jungle one morning in July, sitting quietly with coffee and my notebook. My phone and binoculars were within reach, just in case. I was up with the sun, awakened early by the jungle sounds of birds and howler monkeys. Everyone else in my family was still asleep. I was surrounded by tropical trees - a jumble of deep green leaves studded with bright pink flowers. It was still hot and humid; it doesn’t cool off at night in the tropics t
Well, I Guess I’m Not Psychic (opens the original)
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I saw the summons in the mail just as I was leaving on a two-week vacation. Jury duty. I threw all the mail on the counter and walked out the door for my ride to the airport. I opened the summons when I got home from my trip. I was supposed to report to the courthouse in downtown Denver at 8 a.m. on July 28th, just under two weeks away. I cleared out my schedule, canceling everything for July 28th. I arranged for my husband to do both drop-off and pick-up for my daughter’s volleyball practice th
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