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Fixing the Unfixable
I like to fix stuff. Mind you, I am not technically skilled enough to be worthy of a nickname like “Mr. Fixit” or anything else quite so lofty. I just really love the challenge of standing in front of something… Continue reading
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“It’s Too Much!!”
Stop a minute and take a look at this sidewalk. Notice the flat center section? And then to either side of it, do you see the two slightly inclined sections? Two years ago, when my back pain was at its… Continue reading
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Free As the Breeze?
Since retiring from the world of work four years ago, I have experienced several foundational… you might even call them seismic… shifts in my life. There has been, naturally, the anticipated change in income. There was, for Joan and I, the… Continue reading
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Try Everything?
Few things bring me greater joy in life than singing. I love the art and the discipline and the total immersion in the moment singing brings. I sing in the car. I sing in the shower. I sing to our… Continue reading
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The Infection Question
In case I haven’t mentioned it before, I love my dogs. There is Rosie, the 5-year-old (on the left) and Patrick, Rosie’s daddy, the 7.5-year-old. Both are of the Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier persuasion. We acquired Rosie first when she was… Continue reading
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Hope for the Hopeless
Here we are, at the end of August. In the universe of organized sports, this moment is a bit of an inflection point. Basketball and hockey are still in hibernation for a while. (But seriously, does anyone care?) College football starts today… Continue reading
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Doing My Part (Or Not)
Look at these flowers! Aren’t they beautiful? I am not much of a flower-identifying kind of guy, but if I were to guess, I’d say these might be called “mini-sunflowers,” or something like that. (There is also such a flower as… Continue reading
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Vibe Check, Anyone?
I saw another one. I saw it just this morning as Patrick (the dog) was taking me out for my morning walk. There on the other side of the street was a pleasant-looking (judging by first impressions) young man wearing THAT T-shirt. … Continue reading
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WHEW! Home at Last!
4,705 miles. And we ended up right back at the same spot where we started. Naturally, I am referring to the trip Joan and I just took to visit family and hang out in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We drove… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 