Month: August 2023
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Not Again!
Reading Time: 4 minutesOh, the irony! The day I’m writing this (one day before publication) is the 11-month anniversary of Hurricane Ian. I haven’t written much about that because, well, who wants to rehash the difficulties and trials in life. I have a philosophy that you get a lot more of the things you focus… Read more
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5 Days is Not Long Enough
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re wrapping up our visit this morning to the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri where we lived for 23 years. We flew in Monday morning and we’re flying out this morning, Friday. That’s just a hair over 96 hours to spend in a place we loved, with people we care about… Read more
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The Well-Lived Life
Reading Time: 4 minutesRight here, right now, I’m going to give you the best mental (and maybe physical) health advice you’ll ever receive. It is this: Get this book, read it cover to cover. * Read it again. Think about it, and what Dr Gladys says in it, whenever you have a bit of a… Read more
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Aqua Walking
Reading Time: 2 minutesnally, FINALLY, I found a way to exercise that I absolutely love. Since my cancer diagnosis early this year, I’m starting to really understand that exercise, which I’ve avoided like the plague most of my life, is vitally important in preventing a recurrence. As is losing weight and eating right, all things… Read more
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It’s Time to Indulge!
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe spend most of our lives doing what we should do whether it’s what we want to do or not. In 1998 I had an epiphany when, at a corporate retreat for a company on which I was senior executive staff, a workshop facilitator asked the question…”whose life are you living?” That… Read more
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How Hot Is It?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s so hot the chickens are laying hard boiled eggs. It’s so hot that hot water now comes out of both taps. It’s so hot the ocean only has heat waves. It’s seriously warm in Florida. Duh…..you say. I know. But honestly, I don’t remember this kind of heat the first… Read more
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Some of My Best Friends Aren’t Real
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecause Randy and I have moved so many times over the years, mainly compliments of the US Air Force, we’ve made lots and lots (and lots) of friends. Many of them live all over the country and one of our greatest joys is that we have the means to visit and reconnect… Read more
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Summer of Love (Redux)
Reading Time: 4 minutesUsually my Friday post is a short…but today is the 54th anniversary of the day Randy and I met so I’m rerunning the blog post about that. Excuse the fact that this is longer than my normal Friday post. ********************* I see references to “Summer of Love” all over the internet these… Read more
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Home
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf I asked you where home is for you, what would you say? In September, Randy and I are headed to Gatlinburg, Tennessee where, with 2 of his sisters and 1 of his brothers and their spouses, we rented a house. Gatlinburg is sort of centrally located between Missouri, Wisconsin, North Carolina,… Read more