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I am Thankful for my Auntie Susan.

I’m staring hard at 50.  That big milestone when life somehow, miraculously, changes and all things become clear. (HA!– that’s what I thought at 40!)   It’s also when those parts of the body that didn’t start falling apart at 40 are going to make up for lost time.  I’m quite looking forward to it, [...]

Happy Landing

November 21, 1620 begins the history of our nation.  389 years ago today, the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’ on the ‘Mayflower’ make first landfall in NorthAmerica, at Cape Cod, New England.   We’ve come a long way baby.
102 men and women, plus a crew of 25 or 30, set sail aboard two ships in September of 1620, [...]

Shorecrest High students impress with viral lip sync video

My friend Garrett and his classmates are famous! Or at least on their way.
Shorecrest High School students made a “lip-dubs” video for school spirit and it’s wonderful, joyous and funny. One of the school teachers challenged his students to make a video as a class project. 4 other teachers caved to [...]

Vancouver Adventure, Part Two

Food.
It’s all about the food.  Dinner the first night is as good as some of us are lucky enough to get when Mike is cooking.  We call in Paint Chow and the food at Sooke Harbour House is done in the same style, the same approach, as Mike takes.  But they have a set of [...]

Adventures on Vancouver Island.

At 4:55 am, a few minutes before the alarm is set to blare, I wake up, check the time, and get out of bed.  Today we’re going on a float plane to Victoria Harbour.  And I remember, I’m cancer free.  Wow.  I can hardly stand it.
50 minutes on the recumbent bike and it’s time to [...]