This one is from 2018 but it still applies. I’ve had a few soft losses in the past year (including two mahjong players). I remember all the people in this post. I wonder how my friend from work is doing. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Friends
Random 5 for October 4, 2026 – Seasonal changes, adapting, healthy again, friends, new routines
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The changing of the seasons – A switch flipped. There is a different kind of electricity in the air. I’m longing for sweatshirts and jeans. And fleece…lots of fleece. The deer are mating and squirrels are…umm…squirrely. It’s that time. A … Continue reading
Throw Back Tuesday — Mad dogs and crazy people
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This post is from 2018 and nothing much has changed. My favorite people have quirks and none of these three extreme examples are in my life! That’s what I have always attracted. I like people with quirks but after you … Continue reading
Throw Back Tuesday — Is knowing better or worse revisited
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This post is from 2017. Since then our friends sold their vacation cabin and he passed away leaving us with some really great memories. On our last visit I knew it was likely our last trip there. That made it … Continue reading
Throwback Tuesday — The magic
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I remember when I was young and living at home, there was some magic although not quite this much. This post is from 2016. I remember this friend but haven’t seen him in 30 years. I googled and it looks … Continue reading
Random 5 for August 30, 2026 – Traffic, deer, dumb, people, Canadians
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A switch was flipped – This past Monday the traffic for my 7 a.m. coffee run went from seeing 5 to 10 cars to 30 to 50. It’s not the arrival of pumpkin latte time (maybe a little). Schools started … Continue reading
Throwback Tuesday – The yearbook tale revisited!
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I finally got rid of all my yearbooks. I was going to write about it, but this flipped up in my oldies file from 2017 and nothing has changed (except now they are all gone). I’m going with this. Same … Continue reading
Visiting expiration dates!
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This post is from 2017. Things don’t change much, do they? There are some interesting things about aging. Expiration dates are one of them. It’s not always a bad thing. We have an expiration date when we die but there … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 17, 2026 – Weather, seasonal changes, happy, grateful, memories
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Finally! — Yesterday was one of those “good to be alive” days. The weather was perfect. We have three days like that a year. Today we are going into a heat wave, but I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday (and I’ll enjoy … Continue reading
Random 5 for April 12, 2026 – Grocery stores, bleach, spring clean-up, renewal, road trip
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One sweet clueless guy – I was checking out at a local grocery store. I usually weigh and tag my own produce so it can be scanned quickly. I bought a sweet potato (or maybe a yam, never sure) and there … Continue reading
