Category: Musings
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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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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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5 Frogs on a Log
Reading Time: 2 minutesFive frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? A few years ago I conducted the great Malaise Experiment. The idea was to go 21 days (in a row!) making good choices about what I ate, how and how much I moved, and choosing activities… Read more
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My Happy Place
Reading Time: 4 minutesYou all know I love the beach. The colors, the sun, the warmth, the water, the sand, the sounds, the possibilities of adventure, I love everything about the beach. But I learned something more about myself this week. A week ago today I went to the plastic surgeon and, after 12 weeks… Read more
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The Luxury of “People” (I Can Only Dream)
Reading Time: 4 minutesNot all that long ago my friend Michele and I were passing the time at the beach by brainstorming what we’d do with all that money if we won the lottery. I’ve written about the peripheral issues of that topic before, linked here and here. On that day, though, we were discussing… Read more
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Eating…a Spectator Sport!*#??
Reading Time: 5 minutesRandy and I have a favorite restaurant in Port Charlotte. Called Buffet City, it’s a buffet (of course) that is primarily oriental, with an incredible sushi bar (about 40 feet in length), a hibachi grill, and 7 huge buffet tables. Their advertising claims they have over 300 menu items. I believe that’s… Read more
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Sound of Freedom
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn our world, there’s been a lot of hype recently about a movie that was released on Independence Day this week. Because of our religious and political views, we were bombarded on the internet by the pre-release hype for this movie. We were offered free tickets by a Pay-It-Forward plan dreamed up… Read more
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Still the Land of the Free
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday is the 4th of July, 2023. I’m rerunning the post I wrote a year ago. In my opinion, this is the more important day of the year for Americans. And what I wrote last year is worth repeating. I believe July 4th is even more important than religious holidays because a… Read more
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Living Fearlessly
Reading Time: 2 minutesI feel completely blessed that somewhere along the way, I’ve learned to not live my life in fear. In fact, even facing a life threatening cancer diagnosis hasn’t triggered any fear and anxiety in me. Understanding and embracing that birth is a death sentence helps give me the freedom to simply live… Read more