You may, or may not, have noticed the races listed in my sidebar. Listed among them is the Santa Barbara Marathon in December which will be my 15th marathon. Woo hoo! Or NOT …unless I get serious about my running again. Well, getting serious is exactly what I intend to do. Just before my camping [...]

I’m sitting by the river, enjoying the sounds of kids laughing.  The sun is hot and the water freezing.  Of course, no camping trip would be complete without being eaten alive by mosquitos.  The mosquitos managed that on the first night — ‘cuz they think that I am SO SWEET…blooded.  They even managed to bite [...]

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On Saturday, the extended family gathered to celebrate my Uncle’s 65th Birthday. It was wonderful to see all of my Dad’s brothers and my rather large collection of cousins. I had a fabulous time. My cousins put together a slide show of my uncle’s life. It was fantastic to see his life unfold in front [...]