Today Lisa, Edward and I got together for a birthday lunch in Yelm. It was great fun!. I gave Edward a few treasures which I’m sure he’ll cherish: two Thomas Blackshear sculptures and a tiger head (not a real tiger head, of course!!!). Images below… The Heirs And a Child Shall Lead Them […]
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Here’s the link to my Costa Rica fundraiser for Charli and me: https://gofund.me/d874aa60 Not leaving without her!!! (even though getting her squared away with USDA/APHIS vet checks, shots and paperwork and flown down can cost close to $1K!) For my FINAL BIRTHDAY here in the United States, I’m seeking travel and
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DEI = DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION Diversity: “the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations” Equity: “the quality of being fair and impartial” Inclusion: “the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who
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I’m absolutely loving deep-learning espanol. I bought the perfect book to keep me enthusiastic about it, too. It’s called Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish. I have been completely through it already, handwriting 150+ pages of notes all along the way. (I tend to learn best when my fingers are forming letters and sentences. Doing
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It feels decadent to not have a pressing task sitting in my den when I come in here every morning, afternoon and evening. No writing assignments, no journals to preserve, no plastic bins to rifle through and organize. I’m already getting down to the nitty gritty of being a short-timer here in the U.S.
My only absolute “must do task” for today is to finalize my tax prep with AARP in Puyallup. That should be finished around 1:30 because it’s a simple form and I have everything on a spreadsheet. BUT! When I get back, I still have some stuff in my den closet and a couple
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I was able to preserve eleven journals in just under 3. 5 hours this morning with only a couple of glitches in the export process, so I think working early morning (from 3 to 7 am) is the ticket to getting the rest finished in a more timely manner. This morning’s preservation brought me
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I have arranged a StarTrek/DeForest Kelley Exhibit in my living room so it’s easy to access. It’s right off my garage, so I can monitor both places while standing in one place. And I’ve made friends with so many of the frequent visitors to my sales that I can put one of them in charge
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The issue is with CenturyLink. They said they could solve the problem if I upgrade to a new modem to get faster speed, but since it would cost upward of $500 all told to do that, and I’m going to be canceling the service in September when I move to Costa Rica, I declined, saying
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My Spanish language book and its accompanying 30+ CDs follow-along arrived in the mail today, and I’m already on page 13 and through the first lesson. So far, I’m doing very well. My Spanish lessons from high school fifty years ago, along with my infrequent use of DuoLingo over the past few years, have
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