Category Archives: Life

Thanksgiving, 2012

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Harold

“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Thank you for sharing the experience of your life with me, and for sharing mine. It lets you go with the cialis … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Roger

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Harold

A quick shout out to Roger of New Dharma Bums: Happy Birthday! I haven’t met Roger or Robin yet, but they have been great fun to watch as they share their lives with each other, and with us via their … Continue reading →

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This is what tripped my trigger.

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Harold

You people all enjoy your Mexican “holiday” tomorrow; there’s plenty of time for you to figure out how to deport them starting Sunday. Let’s think for a minute about Chen Guancheng. Here’s a blind kid from out in the boonies … Continue reading →

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Another Year, Another Post

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Harold

Today is my blogiversary – seven years off and on, here and there – and I want to mark that. I have things I could have written about; but I just don’t hold out a lot of hope that it would … Continue reading →

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Regaining Perspective

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Harold

I needed to drive over to the Oconaluftee Visitors Center yesterday, and so had an opportunity to reflect on how blessed I have been to this point. Before moving here, I had been to Western North Carolina twice to see … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Gerrymandering (and Misrepresentation)

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Harold

I seriously never wanted to be one of those transplants who moves someplace and tries to make it like someplace else (and I certainly don’t want to see more of California in these mountains); but I’m having issues with politics … Continue reading →

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Alabama Tornadoes

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Harold

I want to share a little of my experience in the Red Cross response to the tornadoes in Alabama on April 27th. The Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) assigned to our Chapter* came back from Eastern North Carolina on Sunday morning, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Kay!

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Harold

Today’s the day! Sending out best wishes to Kay at Kay’s Thinking Cap for a fantastic birthday today to mark the beginning of a In regards to the exercise, the most important thing is that you need to do something … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Ronni!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Harold

One of my inspirations, heroes and role models when I started blogging, Ronni Bennett at Time Goes By, celebrates her birthday today! She blogs day in and Medically speaking, ED is the repetitive inability of a man and the man … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened to What’s-His-Name

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Harold

I am inclined by nature to simply resume posting; however, I do feel that some acknowledgment of my prolonged “absence” is called for. The thing is that I feel a need to “shift gears,” so to speak. Things that I … Continue reading →

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