How it’s all about risk

October 15, 2021
risk
I figured it out. What life is all about. It's about RISK. How much you're willing to tolerate. What seems really risky behavior to me apparently isn't for...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Travel

Are we the same person at 70 that we were at 16?

August 18, 2021
Not spending any appreciable time in my hometown over the years meant I missed opportunities to reconnect in a meaningful way with old friends and family. I was ok with...
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11 Comments · Soul School, Travel

An open letter to hotels about their unsanitary practices

August 17, 2021
unsanitary-practices
As an avid and frequent traveler, I have seen it all. Well, maybe not "it all". But enough to have pet peeves, especially about unsanitary practices. And these...
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10 Comments · Blog, Travel

How do we find home? What makes a Californian?

July 13, 2021
Californian
This question is current for me, as I start to look ahead, further out than I've ever looked. Looking through a telescope at the far horizon seems to be a function of...
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7 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Travel

If you don’t love California you’d better have ...

March 8, 2021
"There have always been idiots," my husband said on our morning walk. "But until the advent of social media, they've never had a platform." We were discussing some of...
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11 Comments · Reviews, Travel

Things you can do during pandemic stay-at-home

December 18, 2020
stay-at-home
Is stay-at-home hard for you? I hear you. Scrolling through my photos from earlier in the year made me miss the time when I was out and about with friends, having fun...
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5 Comments · Blog, Travel

Why you can’t touch this

October 23, 2020
The audio in my car is always on, and on LOUD. I've been dancing (and car-dancing) my way through my time in my hometown, preparing for closing on our new second home...
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6 Comments · Blog, Travel

The one, the only, the amazing…

September 4, 2020
Let me introduce you to an amazing guy. This man provides the foundation for my life. He is, to cut to the chase, amazing. I have known him since he was 21 years old...
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20 Comments · Blog, Travel

Can you ever really go home again?

July 27, 2020
go-home
When I was not even 21 I left my hometown of Rochester, NY (the suburban town of Irondequoit, to be exact and EAST Irondequoit, to be precise.)  I left to start a new...
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Why I can’t leave you, California

May 22, 2020
leave-you
Oh, California, I can't quit you. I've tried to leave. I've left once. I've said I was leaving. But then a day like I just had comes up and I know, I can't leave you....
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9 Comments · Blog, Travel

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