Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
Winter Has Struck!
Our shed. For higher resolution click on picture. Our well-covered house pad. For higher resolution click on picture. Joe was originally going up tomorrow to do more work, but they’re predicting more snow with highs around 20° F. … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Living Fully, Taking Risks
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Unexpected Aftermath
Last Thursday and Friday the road to and from the mountains was closed by semi trucks that rolled over. A company from Colorado was hauling away cars destroyed by the Las Conchas fire last summer, and apparently some … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Lifelong Learning
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Continuing Education
As I’ve mentioned before, Google and the internet has been invaluable the past few months. First to get information for documenting the value of our losses for insurance, more recently for getting information about materials for the new structure. … Continue reading
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An Unexpected Development
The burned area is still closed to the general public because of the danger from flash flooding, falling rocks and trees, etc., but landowners have access as long as they have their key and signed paperwork with them. So Andy … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Living Fully
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Keeping Out of Ruts
Evan recently mentioned that the important thing is to keep out of ruts. For me that’s easy…I play with electronics and the technology keeps changing. Before when I went on a trip I packed my audio cassette and/or CD … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning
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Wisdom or Senility?
One thing I’ve tried to do in life is to get my ego out of the way, live my values and not worry about what other people think. I thought I was starting to learn how to do this, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning
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Now Comes the Scary Part
Message to my daughter Wednesday evening: Thanks for the pictures. I just got home from the hospital and am going to take a nap. I feel great, just lazy. I’m supposed to take A….. for 7 days and am … Continue reading
You Don’t Have to Be a Tiger Mom….
Expat Mom is a Canadian-born wife and mother raising her two boys, five and almost four years old, in Guatemala. Even before the boys were born she knew she didn’t want them to be as helpless as Earl in … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Taking Risks
I recently read an article about why adolescents are more apt to engage in risky behaviors. It’s not that they’re irrational and can’t assess the dangers, it’s that their brains are wired to reward them for taking chances. That certainly … Continue reading
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Blaming
In a recent Dilbert cartoon the pointy-haired boss and Alice are talking: Alice: The new software is a disaster. Pointy-Haired Boss: Then why did you recommend it? Alice: This software is your idea. I recommended against it! Alice: So whose … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lifelong Learning
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