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Miles to go before we sleep
We’re in the airport in Seattle, waiting for our flight home to Long Beach. It was a wonderful, but all too short, trip to Victoria. The weather was a dream: sunshine, and temps in the low 70’s – perfect walking around weather! We took a carriage ride on our first evening there through Beacon Hill
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O Canada!
My meeting in Seattle ended today around noon, and we hit the road for Victoria soon after. It’s been a few years (try about seven) since I’ve been over and there have been some changes. We had our passports, but didn’t need them to get through Customs – at least if you arrive, as we
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The doctor is in
Here at the O’Shea Institute of Mental Health, things have been very busy of late. We’ve been providing counseling and advice (and in some cases bed and breakfast) to various troubled souls of our acquaintance. I mention this by way of an explanation for the gap in my postings. It’s been pretty intense and only
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My Jesus phone is here!
I went to the Apple Store today and buried poor Bob. Then they gave me a whole new iPhone to call my very own. This one works great and I am typing this entry on it. It took a while. Here I’d a sentence without corrections. You can see there os learning curve.
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Going the distance
Well, no sooner did I complain about being back on the chain gang and working hard than we took off for a few days in Napa. The main reason for the trip: the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon, 13.1 miles through the rolling hills of wine country. It’s a beautiful course that we ran for
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Back on the chain gang
We’ve been home a few days now, and I mostly know what time it is. It’s hard getting back into the rhythm of work, though – I must still have the spirit of the islands in me. I finally posted the last batch of photos, mostly of the big island around Hilo. I also spent
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