My Most Romantic Gesture Our Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Trip Years ago, we would take romantic getaways along the California coast or to the Napa-Sonoma wine country every so often. We also took a few trips to the Hawaiian Islands, but none of them compares to our ten days on the island of […]
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Trenton, The Night Washington Crossed the Delaware In the winter of 1776, it looked like the battle for independence was doomed. The British army had chased Washington out of New York. To salvage victory from defeat, the American general had one last play to make. He would attack his enemy on Christmas night. The password
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Gabby Hayes, Sans Beard Baby Boomers like me spent many hours before their black and white TVs watching Westerns during our youth, which prompted a previous blog title, “My Heroes Were Cowboys.” One of the best cowboy stars’ favorite sidekicks was Gabby Hayes, whose appearance and voice made us love him. What I had never
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The Best Things In Life The Best Things In Life Falling in love. Laughing so hard your face hurts. A hot shower after a good workout. No lines at Costco. A special glance from someone special. Taking a drive on a picturesque country road. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. Lying in bed listening
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We Are Enormously Insignificant We Are Enormously Insignificant I’m not just talking about the human race, planet Earth, but our galaxy, the Milky Way. The graph below will give you an idea of what I’m talking about, but the videos that follow will literally blow your mind. This first one is the longest, but it
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