https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16KjuokRbh/ I was in the audience that day… *sigh* Still miss the man beyond my ability to express it in mere words, so sometimes I still cry…
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Two weeks from today, I fly away to my new life in Costa Rica!! Muy bueno! Downright Magnifico! Today I put Chari into her soft-sided travel carrier for the first time I put her harness on her, hooked it inside the carrier on a short leash, and carried her around the back
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Before I drive south to Rochester this morning, I made sure to walk. Staying active is part of my mental health plan. The reason? Nightmares. I have had three in the last three weeks. This is significant, because I have had (maybe) half a dozen in my entire life (of 74 years)
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Today I un-branded my vehicle (scraped the wordwhisperer.net stuff off the windshields) and walked 7500 steps. I also took myself to lunch at Shari’s for probably the last time. Alas, they didn’t have the traditional balsamic vinegar for my favorite meal there — a Northwest Steak Salad — so I had to settle
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Just 17 days out from leaving this natal nation in the rearview mirror forever, I am feeling immensely calm, relaxed — and fully primed to “make it so.” My spirit is already sitting on the runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport… No, it’s already arriving at San Juan Santamaria International Airport… No, it’s
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Immersion will be my next step in Spanish language acquisition. I know just enough to be understood, not near enough to be truly fluent. And I intend to become fluent. I want to befriend ticos and to feel 100% comfortable chatting with them in their language. I know that a lot
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The amount of money I’ll be saving monthly as a result of moving overseas is downright impressive. My Present Monthly Outlay for Basic Necessities: Roof over my head, car insurance, and utilities: $1000 Gasoline: $75-100 Food: $300-$350 Internet/Phone: almost $100/month Health Care: $235.00+ Misc: $200 (mostly for hen food/hen goodies/goat food/goat goodies, plus
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The coming weeks’ preflight agenda includes: This coming week Monday Aug 18: call Consumer Cellular to have my phone unblocked for international travel to CR; find out about blocking roaming charges after Sept 4th and (maybe) ending service Tuesday Aug 19: drive to Rochester (WA) to sign my last will and testament and
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I took down the GoFundMe pinned post from my Facebook page and replaced it with a pinned post with links to several of my published articles and a few miscellaneous interviews from the past. Then, since I had nothing better to do, I clicked on one of the interviews (the Fringe Radio one from
Dang! I’m a Good Interviewee! Read More »
Overnight, the GoFundMe campaign reached — and exceeded — its $4000 goal. I am over the moon with gratitude to all who contributed and to those who shared the campaign in your social media spheres. Contributions came in from five continents — North America (including Costa Rica), Australia, Asia (Israel), Europe (especially Germany —
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