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<v Speaker 1>It's Tuesday night. I am traveling delivering newspapers. Every Tuesday

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<v Speaker 1>night and every Friday night. We have to deliver the newspapers.

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<v Speaker 1>I've talked about the robust stops that we have to make,

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<v Speaker 1>how far we have to travel to deliver these newspapers,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a long trek, of course, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>something that is enjoyable. And as you hear me pass

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<v Speaker 1>by cars and do that, I've thought it might be

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<v Speaker 1>fun to record instead of a morning coffee, a late

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<v Speaker 1>night coffee this time because I'm trying to finish the

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<v Speaker 1>delivery stops. There's so much stuff that you see when

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<v Speaker 1>you're out here. It could be just seeing different wildlife

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<v Speaker 1>on the sides of the road, or maybe it's see

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<v Speaker 1>an oddity or two. Every now and then you also

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<v Speaker 1>will come across. But we have affectionately termed the night people.

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<v Speaker 1>Tonight I saw three or four strange night people. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you know you have to be on your guard, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>rip the pistol that you're riding around with while you're

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<v Speaker 1>out delivering, But all in all, it's a peaceful trick

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<v Speaker 1>where you a lot of times put on music, put

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<v Speaker 1>on a podcast. Tonight I listened to the Chicago Cubs

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<v Speaker 1>baseball game. I'm really enjoying these tracks. For a while,

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<v Speaker 1>myself and Josh Guru Nichols were doing the deliveries together,

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<v Speaker 1>but we've since broken it up. And since we've broken

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<v Speaker 1>up the delivery schedule, we get done a lot quicker.

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<v Speaker 1>But I still felt like it might be fun for

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<v Speaker 1>a change too, instead of doing the regular morning coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>Just talk about writing down these back roads Mississippi, writing

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<v Speaker 1>down Mississippi highways, because that's the trick. When I was younger,

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<v Speaker 1>we used to enjoy what we would call joy rides.

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<v Speaker 1>We jump in a car and we just go great tunes.

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<v Speaker 1>No said destination. That was the basic rules that made

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<v Speaker 1>up the quintessential road trip. I have said destinations on

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<v Speaker 1>this but it doesn't make it any less of a

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<v Speaker 1>road trip. It's enjoyable the fact that I am able

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<v Speaker 1>to have some time alone with my thoughts. This job

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<v Speaker 1>has been so rewarding. I mean, some of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that I've gotten to cover, some of the things I've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten to see and do again. I'm enjoying this job,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is part of the job, is delivering these papers.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of my friends, they think it must be rough

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<v Speaker 1>and yes, if we are successful and at some point

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<v Speaker 1>Jim can bring on somebody else deliver the papers, I

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<v Speaker 1>will gladly hand it off because I do very much

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy sleep. But at the same time, they'll be there'll

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<v Speaker 1>be something I miss when that day comes, which again

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<v Speaker 1>I don't believe it's anywhere close to where that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to happen. But it is a peaceful break from everyday life,

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<v Speaker 1>and it got me to thinking maybe everyone else needs

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<v Speaker 1>a peaceful break from everyday life. Former editor in Chief

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Thornton, before he left, he told me that once

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<v Speaker 1>I got into this delivery job part of the job,

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<v Speaker 1>that I might find myself enjoying it because the solitude

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<v Speaker 1>can be very freeing, it can be very nice and relaxing.

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<v Speaker 1>And he wasn't wrong. It's a nice little diversion from

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<v Speaker 1>the chaos that can be everyday life, especially everyday life

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<v Speaker 1>in a newsroom. I'm blessed to be working with probably

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<v Speaker 1>the best news team around, because I believe Josh and

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin or two of the best reporters around. And of

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<v Speaker 1>course we've got mrph watching over us and helping edit

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<v Speaker 1>stuff and keep us on track. But Josh and Kevin lindsay.

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<v Speaker 1>They're really helping me find my groove again after twenty

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<v Speaker 1>years twenty pl us of years really away from any

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<v Speaker 1>type of newspaper work. But my goodness, it's been it's

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<v Speaker 1>been very rewarding. I've gotten to go to the baths,

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<v Speaker 1>I've gotten to go to multiple ball games, crash sites.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a rewarding job at the moment, and this

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<v Speaker 1>late night trek to deliver newspapers just part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's part of it that again might not be

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<v Speaker 1>the most glamorous part of the job, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>very much a part of the job, and it is

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<v Speaker 1>very much something that I find myself enjoying more than

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I would. So again, when you pick up

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<v Speaker 1>your copy of the Laurel Leader Call, when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to you in your mailbox where you go to the

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<v Speaker 1>curb store and purchase it, understand that the news team

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<v Speaker 1>is actually playing a vital role in making sure that

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<v Speaker 1>that ends up in your mailbox 'or at a store

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<v Speaker 1>where you can go purchase it. These newspapers don't just

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<v Speaker 1>magically arrive, and if you see a night person out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that we've probably already observed them once or

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<v Speaker 1>twice and of course, I also pray that we don't

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<v Speaker 1>find those deer that love to skirt the fringe of

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<v Speaker 1>the roads, because we are hopeful that they never find

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<v Speaker 1>the front of our vehicles, because that is a distinct

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<v Speaker 1>possibility every time you go out on a Missipi Highway

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<v Speaker 1>or a missip back road. I'm going to keep this

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<v Speaker 1>one brief, but this has been late night Coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host, Jack Fairchild's and we're a part of

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<v Speaker 1>the Midnight Ride Network. This show has been brought to

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