{"id":2392,"date":"2023-11-06T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andydawkins.com\/?p=2392"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:01:44","slug":"chap-39-thanksgiving-2022-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andydawkins.com\/?p=2392","title":{"rendered":"Chap. 39 – Thanksgiving, 2022, on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chapter 39<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanksgiving, 2022, on the Road<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Wednesday before Thanksgiving, a balmy low 80s-degree day, Huck arrived and without<\/em> Sunshine and Peaches.  \u201cThey know where we are, though,\u201d he told Patty, \u201cIt\u2019s just they wanted to go see some ol\u2019 pals up in Georgia first.  They dropped me off at a truck stop by the intersection with I-75 and headed north.  Found a trucker right away heading south all the way down to Naples, but geez-Louise!  It was quite a walk from the Sarasota exit to here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     We asked Huck if there were any memorable times in Lafayette or New Orleans and where\u2019s Big Sam?  \u201cBig Sam bought a bus ticket back to L.A. after having a falling-out with Peaches \u2013 apparently Sunshine was complaining that Sam was trying to pimp her for some cash \u2013 but I don\u2019t believe it.  I think Peaches was just getting jealous.  Me and Sunshine are just best friends now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Meanwhile, Rocky and Skip went around the RV park inviting fellow dwellers to our \u201cThanksgiving Dinner,\u201d where we promised entertainment as well as food.  Patty and Sally followed behind asking if anybody had a good joke or story they wanted recorded to be part of the entertainment.  Steve was off at Hazel and George\u2019s to see if they wanted to come to \u201cour place\u201d for dinner instead of going downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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     Later on, Skip and Rocky were at poolside, off by themselves, trying to put \u201cthe jig saw puzzle\u201d (Rocky\u2019s term) together.  They listed things they\u2019d overlooked so far, like:  What\u2019s Gordy\u2019s last name?  What\u2019s the name of Gordy\u2019s cell mate?  What was Abdul\u2019s last name, or real name?  What were his Canadian connections \u2013 had any of his family come forward?  etc.  And they talked about when would be the right time, if ever, to take what they knew to the authorities \u2013 maybe an opportunity back in Boulder to launch a Forward Party candidate for Jefferson County Sheriff . . . \u201cor maybe embarrass Trump World about not having fought for a wall on our northern<\/em> border,\u201d Rocky joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     When Max showed up, Rocky took off, leaving Max and Skip alone.  Max said he had called Lisa right away with an early Thanksgiving Be-Well-wish and learned a lot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n