My Backbone

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Jordan Schlice

playing baseball on the long, warm summer nights; reeling in walleye that just hit my jig; hot steamy baked potato soup overflowing with delicious stringy cheddar cheese and crispy bacon pieces; sand in my shoes from hours of “excavating” in a sandbox; pheasant hunting the suction cup of the water, the boom of the gun; peaceful nights on the water in the Northwoods