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Monthly Archives: July 2024

BACK TO OUR BELOVED BIG ISLAND

Marla and I returned to our beloved Big Island in the Spring. We rented a condo at Mauna Lani Point with a great view of the ocean and the island of Maui in the distance. We’ve rented condo and homes in Mauna Lani in the past and it…

WONDERFUL BAY AREA STROLLS…REDWOOD PARK, FOSSIL RIDGE, AND LANDS END.

Spring in the Bay Area is often beautiful with really pleasant weather and foothills filled with wild flowers. We rented an AIRBNB near Alamo with our good college friend, Lea, and explored the wonderful areas nearby. We stocked up for our picnic at the amazing Diablo Foods in nearby Lafayette…

I ALWAYS THINK OF MY MOM WHEN THE TOUR DE FRANCE BEGINS

I always think of Mom when the Tour de France begins. She would often call me from California and say…”Are you watching the Tour?” She really didn’t care about the bike race itself but she just loved the aerial shots of beautiful chateaus, flower…

THOUGHTS ON AGING…THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE…AND AS BOB DYLAN ALMOST SANG…”STUCK INSIDE OF ATLANTA WITH THE ‘OCTOGENARIAN’ BLUES AGAIN.”

Watching the Presidential debate was painful! President Biden had difficulties and faltered at times. Trump was his usual overbearing and blustering self, constantly lying about his record. There was a sad lack of fact-checking by the commentators. What came as no surprise was how the candidates were judged after…