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Plagued by Purpose
There was a time… I remember it well… when the answer was so simple, it wasn’t even necessary to ask the question. Those were the days when you only had to look one branch down on the family tree to… Continue reading
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Short and Sweet
It was a great visit with the granddaughters. Three of them – two 14-year-olds and one 12-year-old – went back home yesterday after five raucous, fun-filled, tiring days with us here in Fort Collins. Even though we both waved good-bye… Continue reading
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19 Irises
Check out these absolutely STUNNING Iris flowers we saw on our morning walk. I’m really not much of a flower guy, but are those INCREDIBLE or what? I have always loved Irises. They are so soft and dainty, yet explosively extravagant in… Continue reading
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Blessed Reassurance
Oh, how I loved it. How it used to stir my soul. There we were, sitting in our neat rows in Mrs. Olds’ fifth grade classroom. She had just posed a question to the entire class… on which topic I… Continue reading
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Happy Anniversary, Sweetie
Earlier this week, we celebrated an anniversary. It was the third anniversary of Joan joyfully and triumphantly ringing the brass bell that marked the end of her chemotherapy and the beginning of her remission from cancer. It has been a… Continue reading
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Risky Business
What do you consider the riskiest thing you have ever done? Back in the early 90s, I started my own business. It was a little advertising and public relations agency based in Kansas City. But here’s the thing: I really… Continue reading
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EST-CE QUE TU PARLES FRANCAIS?
Joan and I have been in the south of France for the past week. And when I say, “the south of France,” I mean THE SOUTH. As in, imagining we hear banjos and guitars having a pick-off duel as we round… Continue reading
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Singing In the Rain
Traveling is cool. In fact, I am – at this very moment – traveling down the Danube River with Joan in a COVID-delayed celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary. We are seeing places like Budapest, Vienna, Krems, Remmsberg, and others at… Continue reading
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The Inexhaustible Supply Chain
Our new couch is finally HERE! Hip Hip HOORAY! Last week Joan and I were finally able to get rid of that old couch – the one that was meant for a MUCH larger living room – so that we… Continue reading
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Silent Encouragement
One ritual that must be observed as part of any visit to the town of Pacific City, Oregon is The Climb. That is, The Climb to the top of the giant sand dune at Cape Kiwanda (pictured here). I have done it several times… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 