Gone Fishin’ …

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Gone fishin': unplugged the computer, turned off the cell phone and packed a boatload of books. Don't expect to be back online or here on my blog for at least eight days. Isn't that the point of summer vacations? We all get distance from each other and come back refreshed. Might have a new point of view. Might still like the old one. You never know ... you'll just have to come back and see for yourself. I surely hope you do.  [gplus count="true" size="Medium" ]   … [Read more...]

Did You Ever Chase the Secret?

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Some people spend their lives chasing secrets, like an endless game of fetch, because, once upon a time, someone told them, or they read about it, or heard about it at an event, that if they just knew this one secret, their lives would be better ... richer. Cottage industries about “the secret” popped up all over.  Books were written, movies got made. Landing pages were constructed that tied to list building software that funneled back to data bases designed to deliver an endless stream … [Read more...]

Dogs And Books – What’s Not to Love?

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This is my mom.  Of all of the photographs I have of her that appear to be taken before she was married,  which means before she had five kids and had to move us every three years because our dad was in the army and that's what army families did (and still do),  THIS photograph is the best of what I've come to call "the dog series." It's the one that has the most detail.  Despite the shadows,  you can see her face.  And her bare feet.  And her painted toe nails. And the blond cocker … [Read more...]