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Category Archives: Reflection
Guaranteed Plan
If any of you have ever watched the TV show, “Six Feet Under,” then you probably already know that we’re all going to die. When I was in my 20s, death was just an abstract kind of thing to me. … Continue reading
By the Sea….
“…the sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonders forever.” (Jacques-Yves Cousteau) Yesterday, I went on a pilgrimage of sorts. A friend and I drove out to Point Reyes National Seashore to visit the ocean. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Reflection
Tagged day trip, fog, Highway 1, ocean, Point Reyes National Seashore
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Departures
A friend of mine lost her husband recently — he died rather suddenly while at home by himself. I went to the Memorial Service at the church last week and it was a lovely celebration of the fellow’s life (think … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged Compact Disc player, Death, God, Grateful Dead, Inbetweeners, People watching, Terrorism, Tie-dye
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Independence Day
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Opinion, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged British Empire, Firecracker, Fireworks, History, Independence Day, Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, United States
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Close Encounters
When I was out on a walk earlier this week, I noticed one of the ubiquitous neighborhood squirrels drinking water out of a puddle near the sidewalk. I was musing about how I didn’t recall ever seeing a squirrel drink … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged cat, chance, close call, Drinking water, San Francisco, Santa Monica California, serendipity, Southern California, squirrel, Travel agency, Tree
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Flat Cats
It’s “Flat-Cat Weather” here in SacTown. For the next three days this week, the temperature is supposed to hover around at a high of 100 degrees. I suppose this could be considered appropriate since tomorrow is officially the first day … Continue reading
My Dad….
My Dad never went to college but he’s the smartest man I know. He owned and ran his own business for 40 years without an MBA. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and to this … Continue reading
Mike
“They have a share of this great pain of which the human life is but a piece; the balm of grass, the blade of stones are both their lot — and both they love and walk to your delight, like … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged church, coffee, generosity, Matthew 5, poor, Rainer Maria Rilke, Starbuck's
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Time and Love
June 5th was the 7th anniversary of the death of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. Reagan was 93 years old when he died of pneumonia and complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. His wife, Nancy, was at … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged History, Los Angeles, Nancy Reagan, President, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan, United States, White House
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Nothing Doing
Last Sunday, I sat for awhile with my cats and gazed out at the view from my bedroom window. The street that I live on is lush with green leaves on the limbs of majestically old trees that line both … Continue reading
