Tag Archives: fight

A Memory-Making Adventure

Posted on September 4, 2013 by russtowne

My Beloved and I are mostly homebodies, but knowing that variety is the spice of life, we occasionally do things as experimental adventures knowing that there is a decent chance we might not enjoy some of them but wanting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Beauty, Making Memories, Marriage, Non-fiction Stories I've Written | Tagged Anger, author, beach, charity, coastal highway, disagreements, fight, fighting, Highway 1, marriage, non-fiction, picnic, Relationships, Romance, romantic, Sausalito, sunset, volunteer, wine, wine festival, writer, writing | 14 Comments

Blessed Day

Posted on November 18, 2012 by russtowne

I dream of the blessed day when humanity awakens from its terrible nightmare and begins to fight for peace with as much ferocity, tenacity, and heroism as we’ve fought our wars. –Russ Towne

Posted in Breakthroughs, Courage, Dreams, Growth/Learning, Hope, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Peace, Poetry I Wrote, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere | Tagged dream, ferocity, fight, fight for, for, fought, heroism, humanity, nightmare, peace, tenacity, wars, world | 10 Comments

Water Fight!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by russtowne

(A revised re-post for newer readers to this site.) Some of my favorite moments in life have occurred on a whim. For example: Water fights between my Beloved and me. In the bathroom. They would often start innocently enough such … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Marriage, True Stories I've Written | Tagged bathroom, beloved, children, door, fight, fun, kids, laughter, mature, Mother, shower, sink, spontaniety, truce, water, water fight, water-clogged, wife | 20 Comments

Smiles

Posted on October 16, 2012 by russtowne

I was out watering my ferns and redwoods this afternoon when this came to me: Smiles They warm my heart and spirits And never go out of style Like the beaming ones that couples show As they walk together down … Continue reading →

Posted in Joy & Happiness, Love, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged adults, alright, baby, beaming, couples, experience, face, favorite, ferns, fight, grown, heart, hearts, kindness, Memory Lane, parent, parent's child, redwoods, scene, scenes, smiles, spirits, stranger, strangers, surgeon, together, walk | 18 Comments

The Day Girls Saved Me

Posted on April 9, 2012 by russtowne

Many years ago I was in a high school Marine Corps JROTC program as the Vietnam War was coming to an end. It was not a real popular time to be in uniform. It was a turbulent time. One of … Continue reading →