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Lava, Oh Boy! (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park)
When Bob and I set foot in Volcanoes National Park last October, it was as if we had never been there. Our prior visit was for our 25th anniversary, back in 2000. Kilauea had a devastating eruption in...
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Thank you, Klaus Teuber
The Settlers of Catan opened a new era of game play for my family. This completely addictive game hit the market in 1995. My family discovered it in the early 2000s. It is a strategy board game, but...
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I Am Groot
True Confession: I love the Marvel movies. Unless you think me immature, no, I wouldn’t marry them. I’ve been married to my favorite engineer for going on 48 years, so clearly, he ranks above Marvel....
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Life on the Lighter Side: Swimsuit Edition
Once again, and in a mind-boggling way, I can truly say, “I’m no Martha Stewart!” I just watched her remarking about her Sports Illustrated photo shoot. She’s on the cover of the swimsuit edition, for...
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Oh, the hours that I have spent contemplating my lack of whistling ability! Oh, the lamenting! I have literally spent no time grieving over this. Why bother? I have resolved that I missed the whistle...
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The Land of Fire and Ice and Embarrassing Questions
When you are in Iceland and your husband asks the tour guide what he thinks of Jaja Ding Dong, you hope it’s a short tour. You wonder if he will be misunderstood, or even worse if the question is too...
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The Letter Tray
You never know what you’ll bring home from traveling. I’m not talking about the occasional cold or COVID, which we have brought home on a few occasions. I’m talking about memories, which tend to...
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Retirement is all Well and Good until…
When I was young, I wanted my doctors to be older and wiser. For sure I did not want a young, good-looking male gynecologist. That would have been weird for me in those days of my youth. Now, I want...
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Halloween Hypocrisy
One of the many ways that I’ve probably damaged my kids has to do with Halloween. When I was a kid growing up in Maryland, I liked it quite a lot, unless it was cold, and my mom made me wear a jacket...
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When Things Don’t Stop
Sometimes when I’m having trouble shutting my brain down to go to sleep at the end of the day, I remind myself that it’s a good thing that my brain is working. I also question – if I shut it down,...
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