Monthly Archives: July 2011
Wisdom?
Do you think most people get wiser as they age? Do you ever wish you were younger? Or would you not be willing to give up what you’ve gained/learned over the years? Thanks to Mike, Rummuser, Evan, bikehikebabe, Cathy and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Living Fully
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Our Journey to the Grave
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Life As a Shared Adventure
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Aftermath
The big story around here for the past month has been the fire, of course. That’s finally under control and the big concern now is dealing with the aftermath, i.e., rehabilitation. In the areas that were severely burned, the … Continue reading
Posted in Change
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Before and After
The picture on the left is of the redwood tree I talked about last week. Andy had nurtured it from a seedling for the past 20 years. The picture on the right was taken last Monday, when we were … Continue reading
Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure
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Amen to That
WebMD just posted an article that resonates with me right now: Marriage Advice: New Rules for a Good Marriage. The points I especially agree with are Forget the old rule “Never go to bed angry.” Instead calm down, sleep on … Continue reading
Posted in Change
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New Memories
This was a picture of the oldest of Andy’s redwood trees. It was growing about a foot a year and was about 20 feet tall when it burned in the fire. He got it years ago as a seedling from … Continue reading
Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure, Living Fully
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Update 7/13/2011
It looks as if we will get to go up Monday morning at 10 am. A group of homeowners and insurance adjusters will be escorted in at the same time, which makes sense. We plan to take a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Change
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Update, 7/11/2011
Three insurance representatives came up around 8:30 this morning so we got the ball rolling on the insurance. And Andy saw our architect at 10. It looks as if we will have enough money to build a smaller and more … Continue reading
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Moving Right Along
The big news here is still the fire, of course. The above picture of a neighbor’s property was taken by one of the firefighters. We still haven’t been able to go up there because the fire is still only … Continue reading
Posted in Change
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The Quality of Our Lives
If I believe anything it’s that The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. —Traits of Stress-Hardy, Resilient People So when our place in the mountains burned down June 26 and we were … Continue reading
Posted in Focusing Our Attention
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