Whenever I have been involved in a major home remodeling project, the pros and volunteers with whom I work always call it a “build” even though, technically, we are not building a house, but renovating it.
Today I…
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Category Archives: Home Life
Questionable Financial Priorities
I have blogged from time to time about the importance of having financial priorities in order — including not carrying debt on credit cards and having an emergency fund.
I was saddened on Saturday when a guy in his 40s asked someone at our local Harley dealership…
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Romantic Thank You
Not to be outdone a dancing bear “bearing” flowers, when I arrived home from work on Friday, late and kinda tired because I was “acting boss” and had a number of things come up unexpectedly, my spouse pulled a surprise…
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Calling Fire! (fighter)
There are expressions I hear cops say when they arrive at a scene where they need support from the fire department, particularly for EMS (medical) response. “Call fire!” Today, my call to “fire” to help me turned out amusingly well…
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It’s Not the Destination, But the Journey
The phrase, “it’s not the destination, but the journey” has been around for a long time, often stated in articles in motorcycle-related media and elsewhere.
While I always believe in having an end-goal (i.e., “the destination”), how we get there can be — and should be — a fun adventure.
Lately, my life journey has certainly been an adventure, with many twists and turns, peaks and valleys, and challenges. And I cannot say that the last 10 days have been any fun at all.
So what’s my outlook on how the journey has been twisted?
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Being Observed
Hey there… BHD with an update, writing from beautiful “downtown” hospital room. (This reference is a throw-back to my age when its originator was used starting in 1968.)
Upsides up my insides revealed that…
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Blog on Hold Due to Medical Situation
My personal medical situation has gotten worse. I regret that…
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Booted, Barely
Hey there, loyal blog followers. BHD here, barely.
No, not “nekkid,” but not nearly at my full capacity. But I am oh-so-slowly adjusting to my newly-imposed “down time” due to a torn ligament in my lower back.
I tell ya, for someone like me who is accustomed to running 1000% full-tilt forward, the imposed mobility restrictions are…
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The “Back” Story
I put up a temporary post the other day to say that I was not going to be able to write blog posts for a while due to an injury that I sustained. Here’s the back story about what happened.
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Catch-Up, Back to Boots
I had an uneventful, though long, return home from my recent business trip to the Caribbean on Friday. I spent the day on Saturday catching up.
So here’s what my lifestyle dictated that I do to catch up…
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