Category Archives: True Stories I’ve Written

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Family Nights

Posted on June 15, 2012 by russtowne

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 →

Posted in Abundance, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Family "Fun", Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged circus, daughter, daughter-inlaw, dogs, Family, Family Night, Family Nights, Grand Central Station, king, Love, son | 6 Comments

Who Would Do Something Silly Like That?

Posted on June 15, 2012 by russtowne

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 | Tagged car, engine running, keys, lock, strangers, wife | 10 Comments

Braces

Posted on June 14, 2012 by russtowne

Sometimes it is really tough to be a kid. When both of our boys needed braces we knew they were in for a rough time. In those days braces tended to be made out of highly visible shiny metal, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged banned items, beloved, boys, braces, dentist, Family, wife | 6 Comments

Earthquake!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by russtowne

Shortly after moving into our current house in 1989 I was shaken out of a deep sleep. Earthquake! And a big one! I was disoriented from being jerked awake in the dark in a home I hadn’t been in for … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged asleep, beloved, earthquake, Family, infant, precious, relief, sleeping, son, sons, The Great Race, wife | 7 Comments

WAY Too Much of A Good Thing!

Posted on June 12, 2012 by russtowne

On my wedding day 33 years ago I weighed 148 pounds and stood an inch shy of six feet tall. I wasn’t merely skinny, I was gaunt, despite gobbling up huge amounts of nutritionally horrible and calorie-laden junk food virtually … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Growth/Learning, Humor, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Random Thoughts, True Stories I've Written | Tagged barbecue, beloved, cautionary tale, cook, good, good thing, healthy, marriage, nutrition, potato chips, root beer, sandwich, subway, too much, wedding, wife | 7 Comments

Paradise

Posted on June 10, 2012 by russtowne

My beloved wife and I spent today in paradise. We walked in an ancient redwood forest along a large creek with clear flowing water, small waterfalls, and deep pools. All around us towered my favorite tree as we walked among … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Healing, Inspiring, Nature, True Stories I've Written | Tagged awe, beloved, carpet, child, clover, creek, dance, ferns, First grade, forest, home, inpiring, kindergarten, Life, Love, memory, nature, paradise, redwood, rhythm, shadow, soothe. soothing, sorrel, Special Ed, spirit, sun, teacher, trees, walk, waterfall, waterfalls, wife, wind, woman, woman of my life | 3 Comments

Clueless

Posted on June 9, 2012 by russtowne

I think that most people who know me probably think that I’m a reasonably intelligent man. My beloved wife knows better. Case in point: Beloved and I got married when we were in our early 20’s, and right after our … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Forgiveness, Growth/Learning, Humor, LIfe Lessons, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, beloved wife, honeymoon, marriage, marriage certificate, marriage license, wedding, wife | 11 Comments

Water Fight!

Posted on June 9, 2012 by russtowne

I’m an investment manager and advisor and a big part of my job is to figure what might go wrong and attempt to avoid the worst things as much as possible. That mind-set bleeds over into my family life. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Humor, True Stories I've Written | Tagged bathroom, beloved, beloved wife, joy, joyous life, laughter, Life, truce, Trust, water fight | 6 Comments

A Simple Act

Posted on June 7, 2012 by russtowne

When I was in my late teens I thought I was having a heart attack but it proved to be a collapsed lung instead. The doctors said the lung might heal itself. It didn’t. It was like a balloon with … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing, Making the World a Better Place, True Stories I've Written | Tagged Caring, compasion, compassionate, easing pain, easing suffering, fiance', Friend, healing, hospital, kind, live, Love, lung, male nurse, memory, nurse, ribs | 4 Comments

To Protect His Heart

Posted on June 7, 2012 by russtowne

My wife was once asked in front of a group of 50 or 60 men, “What do you believe is your most important job as a wife? Some of the men looked at me to see if I knew what … Continue reading →