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It’s an early Saturday morning as and take notice of such a morning, if in fact
my uncle slides the Boston Whaler slowly a similar scenario would be playing out on
down the ramp. Ripples push outward, any particular Saturday morning many years
shattering the mirror-like surface of later. However, remembering this beautiful
Barnegat Bay, NJ. The sun peeks over the sunrise was the furthest thing from the
horizon, with its morning rays dancing mind of the 6 or 7 year old lad standing on
on the crests, in an attempt to diminish the dock that morning. I am positive that I
the slightest amount of a morning fog. do not remember, nor could I describe the
The orange-red shimmer of the rising sun sunrise on that particular day long ago, but
reflects off the light house, “Old Barney,” the remainder of the day is etched in my
signaling the start of a promising new day. brain 50 some years later.
This occurrence might cause one to pause I was the youngest of the boys who
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