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Recent Blog Posts
- ME AND MY CARS
- MY DRINKS WITH TEDDY KENNEDY AND GEORGE BUSH
- IS MEN’S LITERATURE DEAD? YES AND NO
- THREE DAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC…MEMORIES OF WOODSTOCK
- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN THE WORLD?
- HITCHHIKING THROUGH EUROPE
- THE GHOST OF TRAPPER NELSON
- THE FUNKIEST GRAVEYARDS IN AMERICA
- INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER
- OMG! WHO’S THAT FACE IN THE MIRROR?
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ME AND MY CARS
BY STEVE WINSTON Reprinted from my blog on fiftyisthenewfifty.com Most guys our age can rattle off every car they’ve ever owned. But not me. I’ve owned so many that I can’t remember them all. But I do remember the … Continue reading
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MY DRINKS WITH TEDDY KENNEDY AND GEORGE BUSH
by STEVE WINSTON (www.stevewinston.com) Reprinted from My Blog at fiftyisthenewfifty.com Me and Teddy Kennedy As the plane carrying my Dad and I arrived at the gate in Washington, D.C., that day in 1968, everyone crowded into the aisle to get … Continue reading
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IS MEN’S LITERATURE DEAD? YES AND NO
by STEVE WINSTON (www.stevewinston.com) Reprinted from my blog at fiftyisthenewfifty.com Chauncey Mabe knows books. And well he should. Mabe was a book critic for The South Florida Sun-Sentinel for 22 years. He’s an accomplished freelance writer and ghostwriter. And his … Continue reading
THREE DAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC…MEMORIES OF WOODSTOCK
Three Days of Peace and Music…Memories of Woodstock BY STEVE WINSTON (www.stevewinston.com) Reprinted from my blog at fiftyisthenewfifty.com I can still remember that now-famous poster on my wall, that summer of ’69. It was red, with a guitar slung across … Continue reading
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN THE WORLD?
by STEVE WINSTON (www.stevewinston.com) Reprinted from my blog at www.travelhoppers.com On the Hudson River Painters’ Trail, You Can Walk in the Footsteps of Early-America’s Greatest Artists Some of Early-America’s greatest painters and writers called this one of the most … Continue reading
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HITCHHIKING THROUGH EUROPE
by STEVE WINSTON (www.stevewinston.com) Reprinted from my blog on www.fiftyisthenewfifty.com The night of my college graduation, my dad drove me to Kennedy Airport. The next morning I landed in Ireland. And spent the better part of three years hitch-hiking … Continue reading
THE GHOST OF TRAPPER NELSON
by STEVE WINSTON Originally written for Visit Florida, the tourism marketing arm of The State of Florida “The Wild Man of the Loxahatchee” lived off the land in the northern Everglades. He was a legend in his own time. … Continue reading
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THE FUNKIEST GRAVEYARDS IN AMERICA
by STEVE WINSTON (www.stevewinston.com) reprinted from my blog at www.travelhoppers.com Don’t laugh. Often, when I travel, one of the first places I seek out is the local cemetery, and not just during Halloween season. Why? Because there, believe it or … Continue reading
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INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER
by STEVE WINSTON (www.stevewinston.com) Reprinted from my blog in www.fiftyisthenewfifty.com Into the Wild Blue Yonder September 13, 2011 BY STEVE WINSTON I love flying old fighter planes from World War II. When I squeeze into the cockpit, with a wooden … Continue reading
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OMG! WHO’S THAT FACE IN THE MIRROR?
OMG … Who’s That Face in the Mirror? BY STEVE WINSTON reprinted from my blog in www.fiftyisthenewfifty.com It’s my father’s, that’s who! (Who did you expect?) As boys, one of our worst nightmares was that we would turn into our … Continue reading
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