Stepping Aside

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Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Memorial Day weekend. It always rains. This weekend is no exception. So, I made some more oil. I have to say, I sleep so much READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I was blessed to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama today in Eugene. He’s surprisingly direct and funny. His message was simple: we are READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Why can’t someone invent a gas can that doesn’t leak? It wasn’t as if the can was over-filled. I happen to hate the smell of READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I watched Rachel’s show last night and, as always, I was impressed at how she told the story of Reagan’s crime against this country. He READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. So many things I’m thankful for: The woman in the car today who, along with her husband, circled our building three times looking at all READ MORE

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Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. If something doesn’t seem right, then it probably isn’t. This nutty world we all live in requires that we pay attention to that inner voice READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. We donated three cars today to Heritage for the Blind. From the phone call to arrange pick up, to the tow company who came today, READ MORE