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The year of thinking positively
I was going to write a year end post in which I discussed what a “meh” year 2013 had felt like. And in the midst of writing it, I realized that I was boring myself. Here’s a fun fact about me: I’m a glass half empty kind of person. Generally, if there’s a way to…
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Planting a tree
Dear Bev, This morning we did something that I think you would really like. We got together with a bunch of running friends and we planted a live oak tree. In your memory. We’re calling it Bev’s Tree. We are even starting a Facebook page for it so we can all take pictures and…
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Treasuring the days
Our old dog Mia turned 15 in August. She’s had an amazingly healthy life. There was a little kidney issue a few years ago that was addressed with some fluids and a change in diet. She has gnawed her leg occasionally and has spent time in a cone. She started out life as a dark…
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The end of the adventure (this one, at least)
Chuck’s motorcycle trip was cut a bit short by the sad news that our friend Bev had passed away. So he didn’t dilly-dally as much on the way home, spending only one night on the road. Overall, he had a great time, and is happily thinking about his next trip. I need to work on…
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Silence
Sometimes there are no words, just an awful silence that you know is going to last forever. Our friend Bev Buss passed away over the weekend. We don’t know the circumstances exactly, but we know she is gone and we’ll never hear that wonderful gut-busting  laugh or see that mile-wide smile again. She was the…
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On the road with Chuck, day three
All’s fair. I last reported on my adventure, so here is Chuck’s story of day three of his motorcycle road trip: My Big Adventure Day 3. This was my final day to my destination near Albuquerque. I was to meet up with my friend John in a town called Mountainair, NM at noon and we…
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