I am not able to be positive and exuberant today. I could certainly write a post about my thinking on the country and the lack of leadership and bigotry that appears to know no end, but I'm not going to. Instead I have decided to simply embrace the funk so as not to get into it with those that ar
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01/12/2018
I love to play, sing and dance. Some things are fun to do and you improve with time, other things are just well personally satisfying. I begin each day in the Rain. It is a habit and a secret passion. I count on the time and plan on it daily. When routines are altered, I can cope but I am not alw
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01/11/2018
I just got a $50 Amazon Credit. Actually I don't think so. It seems more and more I am getting something that is really nothing, or worse. It seems like at least twice a week I get or win something that is some kind of scam. How do I know I'm not just lucky? I know because if I have to provide pe
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01/10/2018
When you think of charming and quaint you are thinking of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Whenever I think of my home town I can't but contemplate Norman Rockwell, perhaps the most well known American artist and illustrator who lived and worked in Stockbridge and whose imprint is everywhere. Rockwel
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01/10/2018
As I write my blogs I am always mindful of making them meaningful. What is meaningful? Meaningful is something that brings a smile, an insight, or a bit of information or knowledge. Market reports can be meaningful but never were for me. Local posts can open someones eyes to something in their ba
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01/09/2018
When I first moved to the Berkshires I had a very hard time finding a Dr. I had an accident right out of the box and was hospitalized and needed surgery. I got lucky with the surgeon but even he couldn't help get me into a general practitioner. Practices are limited here and it literally took six
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01/09/2018
Yesterday was the coldest day of this season so far. It had been below zero for about two weeks and it was hard to get on with things and the cost of heat is up this year too. This morning it was 18 and it was soooooo nice. By this afternoon it was about 28 and snowing lightly. It actually fely l
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01/08/2018
I am and have always been a big figure skating fan. I enjoy the artistry, athleticism and the unpredictability of the events. However I am miffed by the weight given to jumps, which are difficult, but in and of themselves are neither beautiful or necessarily enhancing to the program as a whole.I
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01/08/2018
When I awoke this morning it was -10 real temperature. With the wind it is an unbearable -32. I haven't experienced this sort of thing since my college days in Superior Wisconsin. I have a garage where I am now, but in those college days if you had a car you disconnected the battery and brought i
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01/07/2018
I don't do New Years Resolutions but I do have goals. For me I hope to stay healthy and well, to continue to travel to places that interest me, and find an outlet for my time in a meaningful and worthwhile endeavor. I think of my time as valuable but limited and so I am trying to do as much as I
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01/06/2018
