Variations on a theme

My favorite spot to be alone, a hidden little park on the Oregon coast.
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It's a rock bluff that juts out way past the breakers. It's a hike through very thick woods to get there. Almost like walking through a tunnel.

When Jimmy Buffett died, I took a folding chair and a bottle of Cannon Beach Distillery's Donlon Shanks Amber Rum (which tastes like a nice whiskey. Sorry, Jimmy, I never loved rum), and sat there singing and drinking. And when the odd person showed up, I poured them a shot and we sang. Usually "Margaritaville," which more people know, but occasionally something else. As the sun set, a local guy named Bob and I finished the bottle and both sang "One Particular Harbor" with the intensity that only the very sad and very drunk can find. (They say we sing loud when we are happy and louder when we are sad.) And I didn't feel so alone.
I’d love to visit Oregon.
 
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My favourite winter sport is Biathlon... this is not the athletes. This was the warm up for the crowd as it was -20, the idea was you dance around as you wait and then watch the action so you didn't freeze. There were also fire pits behind the stands. I have never been so cold before, it was brutal at Ostersund. Top marks to my Rollei 35 for working perfectly (as did my Zeiss medium format camera) and also to Kodak Pro Image film for getting results.
The biathlon season starts at the end of November... Heia Norge! Forza Lisa... allez allez to them all. Such a great sport.
 
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