No… not those nooses for the neck, but ties to an organization in which I have been involved for 15 years.
I generally pride myself on being rather resilient. I have faced challenges head-on and found resolution to vexing issues. I have dealt with people who have different mannerisms and approaches to resolving situations than my own and have found amicable compromises.
However, I draw the line at…
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In my last post, I described how my mood affects my Spouse’s mood, and subsequently, affects his overall health.
I have been working hard to maintain a positive attitude, with a broad smile and genuine warmth to go along with it.
Well, it paid off…
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I forget sometimes how my mood affects those around me. If I have had a rough day at the office and come home with a dour, exhausted expression on my face, that sets the mood for the remainder of the afternoon and evening with my Spouse. He becomes…
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When I arrived home from work on April 25, the Spouse greeted me with a “happy anniversary!”
I had a very busy and distracted day, and had a lapse of memory. Wow… we met 25 years ago on April 25, 1993. Who woulda thunk that we would build a life of love and commitment as it has turned out to be. (Here is a post on this blog about the day we met.)
We hugged, and sat down to reminisce a bit.
Fast-forward to the present day, when…
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Admittedly, I am an unabashed fan of boots. I wear several pairs of boots each day, depending on what I am doing and where I am going. I wrote a while ago on a post titled Bikers: Where Are The Boots? that at a motorcycle rider’s group training conference, a large number of men were wearing sneakers because they said that sneakers were more comfortable than boots.
Poppycock.
I was pleased to receive a comment on that post recently that affirmed my assertion that boots are comfortable. That comment said,
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Blogging took a back seat to life… lots of life-activities going on around the ol’ BHD homestead this weekend. A large part of it was a major event that earned me my Life Membership in my local fire department.
This past Saturday marked the 25th time that about 40 friends and I executed our “Senior Safety Saturday” event. This is when we…
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I am struggling… divided… personally challenged… am I old? How old is old anyway? Is there a “too old for” this-or-that? Too old for going on another crazy-awesome motorcycle adventure? Too old to ride a motorcycle any more at all?
Is it age? Is it physical infirmity? Is it focus and motivations elsewhere like spousal caregiving?
Just what IS it that is causing these internally divided feelings?
Ah ha! I know! The “IT” that is the root cause of these feelings is…
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I hear occasionally from people who make assumptions, sometimes incorrectly, about my life and the health of my spouse. I found out that some of my close friends and even some family have been hesitant to contact me because…
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The challenge of working full-time M-F is that I have to cram in all of my personal chores and volunteer activities into two short weekend days. This past weekend was no exception. Here is a glimpse into my packed life…
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Happy National Boots Day! At least that’s what my calendar reminds me. I could not let such a momentous occasion go by without recognizing it. After all, …
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