on Jul 18, 2012 •
I hope you are having a good summer wherever you are. As I began this post I was winging my way home after a precious and memorable month with my two kids, and theirs, my four grandchildren. We had good weather on the flight, allowing a final glimpse of grandeur of the Austrian alps, the...
on Jun 23, 2012 •
It’s been a week now, since I winged my way for the extended visit here in Austria with my son’s family. My daughter with her family, also along, has been taking a few days to sightsee in and around Venice. And today I had afternoon and evening, just me with the two local grandkids, and...
on Jun 5, 2012 •
I was touched by this piece by a friend and colleague, Julia Menard. I forward it here in the hopes that you will enjoy it as well. Perhaps it will put you in touch with a time your breath was taken away. As you reflect on this memorable moment in your life, take a...
on May 22, 2012 •
Last Saturday we went south to join family and grandkids for an outing to the Bellingham Technical College‘s 2012 Welding Rodeo. Now that’s not an event I would have chosen on my own, but one of Mike’s sons is a welder — Jeff fabricates steel and aluminum into impressive objects. We’ve talked about some of the...
on Apr 24, 2012 •
This is a red letter day for all of us who would like to live our lives (however long they may be), remaining as fit and functional as possible. Here’s the scoop: At a Fitness Trainers update and Pro D day over the weekend, one speaker on healthy aging offered this current thinking: while genes...