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Monthly Archives: June 2012
I Met My Wife While Playing Hide and Seek In the Dark
I met my wife while playing Hide and Seek in the dark. Perhaps I should explain… But first, some background… When I was a youngster all of our relatives lived out of state, so my family celebrated holidays with another … Continue reading →
Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Friendship, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged basketball, beloved wife, boys, children, coffee shop, dance, dress, flirt, flirty, Friend, friends, girls, gmes, hide and seek, high school, hoop, hoops, hot cocao, introverted, kids, lemonade, locker, onion rings, party, short dress, shy, Travell All
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What Is That?
A touching reminder to parents and to grown children. For parents who regret how they parented, this could be a wonderful time to begin to build or re-build your relationship with your child/children. For children who grew up and have … Continue reading →
Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, Parenting, Relationship Lessons Learned, Vids & Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged bird, child, daughter, father, Love, Mother, parent, son, sparrow, what is that
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This just became one of my favorite poems. I love the message and the way the poet expresses it. Thank you, Gina for sharing it at your wonderful blog! Russ
Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 3 of 3
The aftershocks kept coming, sporadic and of varying intensity. We decided to see if any of the radio stations had come back up so we bundled everyone and went out to my car in the garage and sat in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged earthquake, Family, food, Heroes, home power, house, Loma Prieta
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Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 2
As I made my way down a dark expressway in very heavy traffic I noticed something truly extraordinary. At all the major intersections that would have become gridlocked like the one it had taken an hour for me to get … Continue reading →
Posted in Courage, Family "Fun", Making the World a Better Place, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged consideration, courage, earthquake, Family, kindness, Loma Prieta, quake
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Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far)
Gina’s comment regarding my most recent post reminded me that although I’ve spent relatively little time at our local convention center, that site was also where I was when the terrible Loma Prieta Earthquake that killed so many people and … Continue reading →
Posted in Family "Fun", True Stories I've Written
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Tagged bedrock, bridge, convention center, earthquake, foundation, highway, job fair, Loma Prieta, Loma Prieta Earthquake, quake, solid, solid bedrock, wife
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Family Nights
Picture if you will all the noise and people during rush hour in Grand Central Station, the commotion and energy of a busy dog park, the love and joy of a raucous religious revival, the laughter and entertainment of a … Continue reading →
Originally posted on GYA today:
Want to sleep more soundly and restfully than you usually do? Here’s how. Accomplish everything that you planned to accomplish today …plus, go out of your way just a bit and help another who is…
Strongest Dad In The World
I’d read some prior articles about this incredible father but learned much more about this dad and his son in this heart-warming article. Russ Strongest Dad in the World Rick Reilly for Sports Illustrated I try to be a good … Continue reading →
Posted in Courage, Creativity, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Optimism, Parenting, Vids & Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged awesome, awesome feeling, Boston Marathon, dad, Dick Hot, father, Father's Day, feeling, Hawaii, Hoyt, Hoyts, inspiring, Irnonman, Love, marathon, Rick Hoyt, Rick Reilly, run, son, Sports Illustrated, swim, triathlon, walk, Winchester
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Who Would Do Something Silly Like That?
In nearly 40 years of driving I think I’ve only locked my keys in the car twice, but when I do something I tend to go all the way, impacting innocent people all around me, including total strangers. Case in … Continue reading →
Posted in Humor, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged car, engine running, keys, lock, strangers, wife
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 