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I had a hard time pulling myself out of the ocean at the end of the afternoon yesterday. We were at San Onofre beach, which is a surfing beach.  I’m still not hip to the surfing terms, things like “low … Continue reading →

And then there’s this, for which I have no words, only grief. http://news.yahoo.com/navy-training-testing-may-kill-whales-dolphins-082418197.html    

The war games at Camp Pendleton have been very active this week, driving the dog a little nuts pretty much all day.  There are loud noises that sound like what I imagine mortar fire to be and bombs in general. … Continue reading →

Who cares about an actor who dies?  This is a question  people, including myself, often ask themselves.  I decided to answer this question as late last night before bed I learned that Cory Monteith was found dead in a hotel … Continue reading →

Oh man.  This morning.  It was 6 a.m. and my friend and I were out walking our usual route which takes us around the neighborhood and gifts us with ocean views from several angles.  Each day the view is unique … Continue reading →

I have a new acquaintance I met a few weeks back.  We have a grassy area across the street where people come to run their dogs.  I take Ed out on a LONG leash since I can’t trust him.  When … Continue reading →

 At a Toastmaster’s meeting recently one of our members, a woman over sixty, had just returned from Michigan where she had ice skated for the first time.  She said she decided she was going to learn to ice skate.  I … Continue reading →

Here it was, so suddenly it seemed, almost impossible to believe a year has passed.  It is the first anniversary of Terri’s death.  Of course the deep grief has subsided.  I was blessed with a phone call from two of … Continue reading →

When Al’s Mom passed away we inherited a nice wall clock from her.  It “bongs” and has weights and the pendulum tick-tocks and you wind it up with a pretty key.  A few years back it stopped working and I … Continue reading →