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About Michael Kane

Michael Kane is a writer, photographer, educator, speaker, adventurer and a general sampler of life. His books on hiking and poetry are available in soft cover and Kindle on Amazon.

Holiday Happiness?

Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.”— Charles Bukowski Holiday Happiness? Well, the worst part of the year has … Continue reading

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A Happy Gear Change

Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. ~ Denis Waitley A Happy Gear Change So I’ve been talking about it for some time, but finally sat down this weekend and made some decisions, primarily when … Continue reading

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What’s Thanksgiving Really About?

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey What’s Thanksgiving Really About? Thanksgiving, as I’ve mentioned in past years is … Continue reading

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San Francisco Pizza Update 11/2023

An update to my Pizza Happiness page, tonight we find the second best slice in San Francisco. Avellino Pizza I found out about Avellino through a website I really respect in regard to NY Pizza in San Francisco and they … Continue reading

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Happy Viewing: Best Streaming Recommendations

Baseball hasn’t been the national pastime for many years now – no sport is. The national pastime, like it or not, is watching television.~ Bob Greene Happy Viewing: Best Streaming Recommendations I often see on social media people asking for … Continue reading

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Coincidence is a Crazy Thing

Coincidence is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and pulleys. ~ Emma Bull Coincidence is a Crazy Thing From early on in my current gig I really hit it off with one faculty member in the … Continue reading

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Happiness and Aging

Hope I die before I get old. ~ The Who Inspiration for my piece each week comes from random places at times. I’m actually writing this a week early, my aunt died this morning, my assistant’s mother-in-law died this afternoon. … Continue reading

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Happy Veterans Day

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. ~ Douglas MacArthur The other day at work, as part of the ice breaker for … Continue reading

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Peace and Pizza

I have to admit I don’t like pizza. I love it. And I am prepared to do literally anything to get my hands on a slice. ~ Liz Truss (and Rev Kane) Pizza So as I mentioned in a post … Continue reading

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San Francisco Pizza Place Update

I have to admit I don’t like pizza. I love it. And I am prepared to do literally anything to get my hands on a slice. ~ Liz Truss San Francisco Pizza Places As I mentioned in the in memoriam … Continue reading

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