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Today is my mother’s birthday, so I figured I would tell you a little story about her, in her honor. (Plus, it’s getting late, and I can’t think of anything else to write about at the moment.) Happy Birthday, Mom! I’ve told this story before, so forgive me if you’ve heard it. Once upon a … Read moreDay 20: My Mother, the X-File

Did you ever have a song that you associate with a particular person or event, so much so that you can’t hear the song without evoking the memory? I don’t mean in the way that hearing the Emperor’s March makes you immediately think of Star Wars – if the soundtrack is good enough, it’s a … Read moreDay 19: Music and Memory

Hello, faithful reader (or poor sap who stumbled here accidentally and can’t find the door to get away…). I am sorry to report that I don’t have anything cohesive or coherent to blog about today. In fact, if I hadn’t challenged myself to this 30 blogs over 30 days business, I would be asleep right … Read moreDay 18: I Got Nuthin’

Yes, I know, I’m reaching today. Once again, it’s 11:30pm, and I’m only just starting my blog. I’ll be glad when November is over and I can cut back to a more reasonable blog or two per week. Maybe then I’ll actually be able to come up with interesting content… For those of you who … Read moreDay 17: 5 Reasons Why My Job Doesn’t Suck

This will be a quick one, because it’s 11:30 pm, and I was just informed by my mother that tomorrow is not, in fact, Saturday. Come to think of it, I have a board meeting on Saturday morning, anyway, so even if today was Friday, I shouldn’t have stayed up so late. Ah well…I’ll sleep … Read moreDay 16: History is Not For the OCD Among Us

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been participating in a fitness program called My Peak Challenge (affectionately referred to as “MPC”) that has helped me to lose 90 pounds (so far) since January 2016. I can’t say enough good things about this program. It has literally changed my life. Before MPC, I was upwards of 250 … Read moreDay 15: Healthier Addictions

I swear, I came upstairs an hour ago to work on today’s blog…and then this happened: It’s kinda hard to type with a 19-pound cat draped across your arm. Since the girls seem to want to be the center of attention today, I suppose today’s blog should be all about them…. One day towards the … Read moreDay 14: Blame It On The Cats

This will be the last of it, I promise…even I’m tired of the story at this point. So, where were we? Oh yes…I remember. We were here, with my new friend BoBo the Bear: We shot lots of video (complete with commentary) to send to my mom, then moved on to the next house. Still … Read moreDay 13: Oregon Explained, the Trilogy

In our last episode, I was about to embark on a journey to the west coast to determine if Oregon was for me. My bestie, Sharon and I would spend a week traveling up the coast, looking at a house here and there, to get an idea of what was available. Our first stop was … Read moreDay 12: Oregon Explained, Part Deux

I’ve mentioned before that my mother, daughter and I moved to Oregon from Maryland about 3 1/2 years ago. I blogged about the move at the time, but never actually blogged about *why* we did it, or how it came about. So….here’s the story: In 2013, I was working as a college registrar for a … Read moreDay 11: Oregon Explained