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G “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” — Dr.

“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” — J.M. Barrie (1860-1937), Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.

“The old man used to say that the best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back.” — Robert Ruark, author of The Old Man and the Boy. Hunting season is almost here and working on the upcoming Light and Champion Outdoor Guide for 2022 reminded me of some great hunting stories.

“Move to the country and build you a home. Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, try and find Jesus on your own.” — John Prine.

“You leave the Pennsylvania Station ‘bout a quarter to four, Read a magazine, and then you’re in Baltimore. Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer, Than to have your ham an’ eggs in Carolina.” — Song lyrics from “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” by Glenn Miller The silent passing of another small piece of Americana went mostly unnoticed some years ago.