Category: Musings
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Happy Birthday, Michele, My Friend!
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn general, I don’t like women in groups. So. Much. Drama. For example, you’ll never find me joining a garden club or a women’s civic organization. I haven’t had much luck fitting in with women’s Bible study groups, or even book clubs. I used to joke that I didn’t like women much. … Read more
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The Wonder of Living in Florida
Reading Time: 6 minutesFive years ago today I would never have imagined it, living here in Florida. Five years ago I’d been retired for about 6 months. Randy and I lived in a big house, on 3.5 acres, with a huge garage and shop we built for Randy less than 3 years earlier. It was… Read more
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What’s Real? An AI Future
Reading Time: 5 minutesLynn sent me a Facebook Reel a few days ago. It’s linked here. She sent it to me via Messenger, commenting “Very Strange. Amazing imagination.” Indeed, it is. The visuals are stunning and interesting. The song is haunting and the mental pictures the words evoke are excellent, though the story of Betrayal… Read more
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Best Laugh All Week
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was talking to Lynn on our weekly video chat yesterday. She was unpacking a box of things she ordered from Amazon. She pulled out a new bag of Ancient Sea Salt and I started to laugh. You gotta love the big food industry in America these days. Ancient sea salt… Read more
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House in Disarray…Again
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe moved to Florida in July 2021. It’s a long story, but we bought this house before we’d ever seen it in person. That’s just the way the real estate market was at that time. Randy told that story here in his blog. We counted ourselves lucky to even have “scored” a… Read more
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Veterans Day
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday is Veterans Day, observed this year, as it is every year, on November 11. It’s in vogue in 2025 to thank veterans for their service to our country. It hasn’t always been that way. In my lifetime, the political and cultural mood has been much uglier than it is today. I… Read more
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Too Peopley
Reading Time: 5 minutesHas anyone ever asked you whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert? It’s a fairly common question, especially during job interviews during our working years. As a former human resources development manager, I know the value of the answer to this question when hiring an employee. But Aristotle said, “knowing yourself is… Read more
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That Wasn’t So Bad
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Tuesday I wrote about my love/hate relationship with smart phones. I was in the dread phase of the hate end of the relationship that morning because we had an appointment to get new cell phones on Wednesday. Today is Friday morning and Randy and I are both chock full of relief.… Read more
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Just the Facts, Ma’am
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs we contemplated whether or not to undertake the Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Road Trip, we greatly considered the cost of the adventure. I’m a relative cheapskate which is why, Randy claims, we have the money to even consider doing something of this magnitude. Part of the considerations, as I’ve written… Read more
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Glacier NP, Bucket List Experience – Check!
Reading Time: 4 minutesLynn and Dave have been married 47 years. Before they wed, a friend of Dave’s asked him to go with him to Glacier National Park. The plan was to explore the area on horseback. His friend figured they’d have one of the greatest adventures of their young lives. He didn’t go back… Read more