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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 [...]

Julie and Julia

Yesterday was Mike’s birthday.  He turned 51.  To celebrate, we drove to Portland, in the rain, checked into a hotel, ate BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches at the hotel for free, then watched Julie and Julia.   His pick.  But he was just being nice to me.  But he liked it!  And so did I.  Merryl Streep [...]

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Barak Obama

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Mike and I were still in bed, just waking up and gathering our strength to face the day. NPR was on in the other room and suddenly we were sitting straight up, straining to see if we heard correctly: President Barak Obama awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
We heard correctly. [...]

Countdown:Olbermann: Health care as basic as life itself

I cannot express how moved I was by Keith’s comment. The passionate plea for cooperation and health for all Americans. Regardless of your opinion of Keith and of our political stance, this is worth listening to and thinking about. Keith is right: the debate is about our life and our death [...]

Operation Hey Mackey! – Whole Foods, Oakland on Vimeo

Fabulous.

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