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AGING MUSIC FOR COUPLES TO GROW OLD BY

I first heard aging music from the Beatles. When I’m Sixty-Four came out when I was thirteen. Why would a young band contemplate being 64 years old? It seemed weird. Until I turned sixty-four.

PRESERVED LAND FOR THE AGES

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.

BEST ADVICE FROM UNEXPECTED SOURCES

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.

RIGHT TIME? YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU MISS IT

“The right time is when the time is right.” It’s that simple. And it goes by in a blink. After that the timing is all wrong. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a better feel for the clock?

BEST WISHES SENT ONE POST AT A TIME

Best wishes come when good things happen to others. That’s what we do, send best wishes and love. If we understand what happened and why, then what? Send best wishes and love. So I’m an expert on this? No, but I’m getting better at it. Now about you? Need some practice?

MEDICAL ADVICE? HOW TO SPOT THE WRONG STUFF EARLY

Medical advice used to come from squirrelly sources. Not actual squirrels but just as nutty. Today it comes from trusted men and women elected to high office. And doctors. Which brings up the element of trust. Whose medical advice is better for people?

READING HISTORY BOOKS YIELDS MORE THAN BARGAINED FOR

Reading history books is about more than validating the opinion you already have. George Washington, first president and father of our country, chopped a cherry tree down and confessed because he would never lie? Honest Abe Lincoln never told a lie? No one questioned their honesty? Reading history books could answer those sort of questions, […]

ADD LOVE TO A BLUE BIRD-SEAGULL DAY

Try and add love to every day, but it’s easier after a stormy night Does a clear sky clear the mind? It might, it might not, but at least it’s better than standing around in the cold, the wet, and the wind. Add a clear beach to a clear day for perfection. But not too […]

DAILY WALK CLEARS THE MIND? “PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS? A FRANC?”

A daily walk in Paris is different than a walk in Tigard, Oregon. This man is walking toward the Invalides. The Pont Alexandre III bridge is behind him and connects the Invalides on the Left Bank to the Grand Palais and Petit Palais museums on the Right Bank. I saw him and thought, ‘This is […]

MAP LIFE STARTS WITH FOLLOWING A PLAN

A map life starts with an idea, then a list. The idea is to see more than the usual, the every day, the mundane. A list compiles those magical places. You should have a list. If you have a travel partner and they make a list, make one anyway. Show some interest even if you […]