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CAREFUL PLANNING TAKES TIME

January 26, 2026 by

Planning, careful planning, is an essential element to all caring relationships. Especially the relationship you have with yourself, your inner-world with your inner-voice on a continuous narrative. ‘Let’s do this, then that, but this before that. And only on the weekend.’ What kind of a plan is that, a beer drinker’s weight loss plan? Nooooooo, […]

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THANKSGIVING NOTICE 2025

November 27, 2025 by

Thanksgiving notice starts at the front door? Uh oh, that’s where my pooper scooper is. That ought to cover the first three items on the list. And the next seven. Once you add a dog to the mix it throws off all ten virtues of a Thanksgiving notice. Either keep the lights low? Or . […]

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BACKING UP AND ADDING ON

August 26, 2024 by

Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts.   – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking space in the garage and the garage is inclined up…I also do it with a manual transmission car, […]

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ENGLAND LAKE DISTRICT ‘JOY RIDE’

May 29, 2024 by

Drive to the Lake District, the tour book says. It will be a fun joy ride. Whenever you hear the term ‘joy ride’ and it’s not about stealing a car, use extra caution. This was the joy ride around the Lake District.

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TRAVEL PLANNING IN ADVANCE

May 20, 2024 by

Travel planning began a year ago, unbeknownst to me. A couple we know had taken a cruise and were ready for their next adventure. Turns out these people are more adventurous than most, with a passion for learning new things. We had connected through yard-bragging one evening at Andina in NW Portland before a Portland […]

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FAMILY TIME ON THE SNEAK

March 25, 2024 by

If family time is a priority for you why not mix it up? Instead of the same ol’ same ol’,  do new things. Like what? Like sharing time, unplanned time. For example:

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BIG PLANS FOR A SMALL TOWN

February 21, 2024 by

Big plans come with big responsibilities. Such as? Such as, if you buy stuff for a plan and fail, you’re stuck with the stuff and no plan. Or, like so many, you pretend the fail was part of the original plan. See how easy that was? All done, but . . .

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THE WESTERN WAY + + +

October 26, 2023 by

The western way shows a solitary figure on a journey of self-discovery. That was my goal when I started. Just me and the boys and a dog. John, Bill, Stu, and Ruby. I would encase the memory like high-silica ground water does to fallen logs buried in mud. Except my memory would take three weeks, […]

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MAJOR COMPLAINT OR GENERAL COMPLAINT

July 5, 2023 by

Major complaint: the specific reason for being here, or there, or anywhere. But why complain? If you want to be smarter, thinner, richer, happier, what’s stopping you? First, you need a plan.

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MAP LIFE STARTS WITH FOLLOWING A PLAN

January 19, 2022 by

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 […]

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