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Every Now

The site is born The site is born

The Coakley Boys (denis, me, jay) Starting a blog using my real name is like being... 

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Non-stop action in the Coakley household Non-stop action in the Coakley household

Notice how prepared to flee the scene I was in this pic? At the time I was 7 years... 

A risk taker from the very start A risk taker from the very start

As far back as I can remember I have enjoyed taking risks. That gleeful lil’... 

Born to run Born to run

This is a pic of me on my grandfather’s lap at his home in Farmville Virginia... 

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Non-stop action in the Coakley household Non-stop action in the Coakley household

Notice how prepared to flee the scene I was in this pic? At the time I was 7 years of age and if I wasn’t being chased by my older brothers or their friends, I was chasing them trying to be a part of the local Kristin Lane street “gang” in Fairfax Virginia. It was a constant rumble of kids moving from one dust bowl to another trying... [Read the rest...]

A risk taker from the very start A risk taker from the very start

As far back as I can remember I have enjoyed taking risks. That gleeful lil’ tike in this pic is me holding a card. Worst decision my mom ever made…. I suppose the lack of fear and my eagerness to take on risk that more sensible people would run from was inevitable as youngest of 3 boys. So perhaps my mom was just preparing me for what was... [Read the rest...]

Born to run Born to run

This is a pic of me on my grandfather’s lap at his home in Farmville Virginia in August 1959. Grandpa Dowdy was my mother’s dad and although I don’t remember him well I do think of him when I’m in my garden working on the tomatoes that I learned to love down in Farmville behind his house. He was a farmer who worked hard to raise... [Read the rest...]

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