HeyJaredKEVIN COURTNEY
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Kevin Courtney, Napa Journal: Courtney car wash (opens the original)
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When did it become the societal norm for cars and trucks to be so primped for everyday use? Immaculately washed and shined, they look like they just came off a showroom floor and are heading to a concours dâelegance. In contrast, my car looks like crap. Not filthy dirty, mind you, just sufficiently unkempt as to suggest a refuge for a formerly unhoused person. Someone might ask, Whatâs wrong with Courtney? Has he no sense of shame? To which I would reply: My life is bigger than the appearanc
Kevin Courtney, Napa Journal: What did you do in the war, Daddy? (opens the original)
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Iâm a Baby Boomer whose interest in World War II â my parentsâ war â is vast, yet the Vietnam war â my war â is such a sad chapter in our nationâs history that I find myself forever looking away. But for World War II, my parents never would have met. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, my dad was a 29-year-old high school teacher in Massachusetts. My mom, a Mississippian, was completing her nurses training in Memphis. Twelve days after Pearl Harbor, my dad,
Kevin Courtney, Napa Journal: What sane person covets a Mt. Veeder American Viticultural Area sign? (opens the original)
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Year after year Cheryl professes to want nothing for her birthday. Letâs just go out to dinner, she will say. These birthday meals are nice enough, but not particularly exciting. I yearn to do more for my life companion. This year inspiration struck. I knew exactly what would light up Cheryl and what I would have to do to get it. A few decades ago, on one of our weekend walks, a cute oval sign appeared a mile up Partrick Road announcing the Mt. Veeder sub-appellation of the Napa Valley America
Kevin Courtney, Napa Journal: Believe me, you don't want to walk in my shoes (opens the original)
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Our marriage is built around a few simple rituals. Shared meals are important. Another biggie is our evening neighborhood walk. We trudge up and down ordinary subdivision streets, often calling it quits when Cheryl achieves her 7,000 steps. But these outings are about more than just the steps. Theyâre a treasured opportunity to process the dayâs events. Alas, for almost four months Cheryl has walked alone. Iâm a no-show because of one of the least heroic injuries â a sore foot. Medical
Kevin Courtney, Napa Journal: The blazing 'OXBOW' sign ignites strong opinions (opens the original)
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Until recent times, only fishermen and boaters knew the Napa Riverâs oxbow. Everyone else was oblivious of the riverâs artful contortion. What changed awareness was the Copia food-wine-arts center opening 25 years ago on a desolate stretch of First Street by the twisting waterway. It was joined six years later by another tourist magnet, Oxbow Public Market. The oxbow areaâs fun attractions kept coming â Napa Yard with al fresco dining, music, miniature golf and soon roller skating, Feas
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