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My Travel Shopping Calling

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  • Posted on December 3, 2019December 4, 2019
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“Anybody can buy. It takes an artist to shop.” (Jennifer Finney Boylan) I’ve never been particularly accomplished at shopping in our travels. On cruise vacations, for example, I often impulsively ignore bargaining with local merchants […]

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My Traveling Dilemma

  • by usfman
  • Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019
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“As you grow older, you become faced with the problem of what to do with your time.” (Sunday Adelaja) Happy Thanksgiving Everyone: I immensely enjoy traveling over six months each year. Yet why does the […]

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Perplexing Paradox Connections

  • by usfman
  • Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019
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“Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. “(Tony Schwartz)” Paradox – A person or thing that combines contradictory features or […]

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Visions Of A Humble Father

  • by usfman
  • Posted on November 11, 2019November 12, 2019
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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” (Joseph Campbell) Veterans Day reminds me to think of my brave military father. You might know then that he […]

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Journey From Mind To Soul

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  • Posted on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019
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“Like a path frequently traveled becomes clear and well-marked in the forest, so too does the path to your soul become more clearly marked in your consciousness.” (Genevieve Gerard) Have you ever been stuck in […]

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Love Above Hate

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  • Posted on October 30, 2019October 31, 2019
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“Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer, nothing is harder than to understand him” (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) I am deeply disturbed by the continuing presence of racism in our country today. In particular, I am […]

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Clearwater: Timeless Mellow

  • by usfman
  • Posted on October 24, 2019October 25, 2019
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“Don’t wait for the sunshine to brighten your day.” (Anthony T. Hindi’s) Ruth and I certainly needed a relaxing break from lingering family crisis now. Yet I fully expected the rapid approach of Tropical Storm […]

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My Mama’s Moxie

  • by usfman
  • Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
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The following original poem expresses personal admiration for my ninety three year old mother’s courageous struggles to remain independent as she copes with serious physical/ emotional challenges these days. I am particularly impressed how my […]

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Magical Mania Of Scoreboards

  • by usfman
  • Posted on October 11, 2019
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” If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?” (Vince Lombardi) In this modern era of digital information overload, how do scoreboards capture my live sports attention during baseball/football season at home? Tradition holds […]

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Coming Home To College Reflections

  • by usfman
  • Posted on October 5, 2019October 5, 2019
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“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts” (Oliver Wendell Holmes) I’ve always embraced the stimulating “buzz” of community ideals existing in the college experience. For this reason, […]

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