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FOLLOWING FOOTSTEPS ACROSS ANCIENT LANDS

May 22, 2022 by

Travelers specialize in following footsteps laid down before them. It’s unavoidable. Sometimes it’s part of a larger plan and sometimes we don’t realize we’re treading ancient paths walked for thousands of years. Take a stroll down unknown history with a walk along any river bank. A travel plan for ancient land should include Paris because […]

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PRESERVED LAND FOR THE AGES

May 21, 2022 by

Preserved land, or land preservation, needs help. You know the old saying, ‘they don’t make more land?’ It’s never more true than land holding Native American sites. And that’s the problem.

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DOG TIME: HOW IT STARTED

May 20, 2022 by

Dog time after five months:

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CLOUDY DAYS TAKE A SHORT BREAK

May 20, 2022 by

Cloudy days in Oregon? How can that be? Where I grew up no one complained about the rain. If they did that would have been all they talked about. There’s more going on than cloudy days, but what do you do when all you see are clouds?

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BEST ADVICE FROM UNEXPECTED SOURCES

May 19, 2022 by

The best advice is words of wisdom from a trusted wise man, or wise woman. If that’s what you’re looking for, keep looking. You’ll find it, or give up trying. This is a post for just such quitters. Quitters who figured it out on their own.

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WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME

May 19, 2022 by

My Dad was waiting for the right time to make better relationships just before he died. He was good with his boys, his one regret was his daughter. After his divorce from my Mom he expected changes. But he felt everything would straighten out in the long run.

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DEEP BREATHING WITH THE DOCTOR

May 18, 2022 by

If Dr. Taylor Swift says deep breathing is good, then breathe deeply. She gave the commencement speech for NYU class of 2022 at Yankee Stadium. Do you remember who gave the speech at your graduation?

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JOB APPLICATION: IT NEVER ENDS, NOR SHOULD IT

May 18, 2022 by

An election is a job application. Win an election and you get the job. Lose an election? Then what? Nixon is a good example.

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MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY, BUT MOVING

May 17, 2022 by

If the plan is moving forward, it’s fair to ask, “Moving forward from what?” I was in traffic and saw a 1964 Ford Galaxy. That’s it in the image. Spoiler: It was yesterday, not 1964, though I was a robust ten year old back then. By the time I was in high school the same […]

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VOTER DOG SAYS LET’S VOTE

May 16, 2022 by

Read the voting material, find your people, and vote for them. Why do you make me pull you to vote? Voter Dog says, “Let’s go.”

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