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We Are Sprinting Marathons
Are you tired? I’m talking ‘marathon tired’, tired as in ‘hitting the wall’ or in some cases having the wall hit you. I’ve run marathons. They take training. It is common knowledge, but usually dismissed, that marathons are mental challenges, … Continue reading
Popcorn And Wine And A Virus
I imagine this place will be a lot quieter within weeks. That was one of my thoughts as I shopped at the community grocer (The Goose). Almost by current requirement, the aisles were busy, toilet paper was sold out, as … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, emergency preparedness, frugality, Great Recession, health, health care, healthcare, joy, real estate broker, Scotland
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Playing Is Hard
Stop me before I play again. That’s the feeling I hear echoed from several successful friends. They continue to accomplish and succeed because they’re good; but also beause they’re afraid to be seen as slacking off, or worse, finding that … Continue reading
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Tagged dance, dancing, frugal, frugality, Just Keep Pedaling, Karate, Scotland, Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland, Whidbey, writing
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A Perfectly Imperfect Equinox
Oh, well. That’s close enough. My house has a Stonehenge moment every equinox, almost. On the equinox, the sun hits the horizon due west, putting it over a point of land across Cultus Bay called Scatchet Head. As it sets … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, Facebook, frugal, frugality, personal finance, Scotland, Simple Living
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Brexit Quebexit Texit Cascadiexit WhatsNextit
I raise a gin and tonic to the Brexit. I raise it because the Brexit was an accomplishment, or at least historic. The gin seems British, though in my case it is really just vodka infused with juniper. The idea … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, Canada, Cascadia, Cascadiexit Texas, China, Cold War, economy, European Union, global warming, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ireland, politics, Quebec, Quebexit, Scotland, TED talks, Texit, United Kingdom, Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland, World War I, World War II
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Service Engine Soon
“Service Engine Soon” Groan. Seeing that vague and ambiguous warning light come on is unsettling and a source of anxieties. It wasn’t the big red warning light, just the little yellow warning light. Does that signify something critical or merely … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, education, environment, health care, infrastructure, personal finance, Scotland, speaking
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Such A Deal
Such a deal! A representative of one of my publishers called today with a deal. It was so nice of them to remember me. We talked for about ten minutes and I had to turn down their offer. I could … Continue reading
Ruts Routines Revolutions
April 20th, a fine day for a party. A fine day to celebrate the break from tradition that was the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Most folks thought April 20th, 2014 was Easter. Well, yes; but someone had to spend … Continue reading
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Tagged Bagpiper Don, beer, books, Declaration of Independence, Easter, eggs, entrepreneur, housing, Ideaworth, jobs, Langley, Langley Library, mortgage, MVIS, patriot, Revolutionary War, routine, ruts, Scotland, Sno-Isle, speaking, talking, Thomas Jefferson, traveling rabbit, unemployment, Whidbey
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Frugal Disaster Preparedness
Even before last weekend’s post my intuition suggested I should cancel most of my plans for the week. I made a trip to the store, bought lots of soup ingredients and oranges, and lined up low expectations. Maybe it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cascades, Cascadia, dancing, economics, FEMA, frugal, frugality, health, Just Keep Pedaling, Langley, politics, preppers, Red Cross, Scotland, Simple Living, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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