Category Archives: personal happiness

Taking the Pressure is off!

Hermits have no peer pressure. ~ Steven Wright Taking the pressure off! It’s been a hell of a last year and a lot of things have gone wrong. And happily, lately, more things are starting to go right than wrong. … Continue reading

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The Great Shark Tooth Hunt

The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. ~ Christopher McCandless The Great Shark Tooth Hunt First off, all apologies to HST for the title of this week’s post. I have spent many of … Continue reading

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Beware the Ides of March!

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. ~ William Butler Yeats Beware the Ides of March! Long ago it has been established that I’m not normal, I’m also not Caesar, … Continue reading

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Life When You Won’t Settle

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Life When You Won’t Settle So, there is something about me, some people think it’s a stubborn nature, but that’s not … Continue reading

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It’s not the thought that counts

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. ~ Voltaire It’s not the thought that counts What we say matters, and very often we … Continue reading

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The Happiness of Just Being

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. ~ Desmond Tutu The Happiness of Just Being Today was a really wonderful day. First off, the weather was just perfect, seventy degrees, sunny, nice … Continue reading

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French Toast Happiness

You don’t need a silver fork to eat a good meal. ~ Paul Prudhomme French Toast Happiness So if you read this blog regularly and especially if you know me in real life, you know that I’m just not normal, … Continue reading

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Happiness: When Reality Meets Expectation

It’s a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations. ~ Danny Boyle Happiness: When Reality Meets Expectation We’ve all had the experience of being excited for something. We’ve heard everyone talk about how great the movie … Continue reading

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Happiness is finding your way back to you!

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. ~ Douglas Adams Happiness is finding your way back to you! I love this picture of me for … Continue reading

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A Happy San Francisco Day

San Francisco is a lot like Amsterdam – free, open-minded and casual – though I expected better weather. ~ Marcel Wanders A Happy San Francisco Day I often walk in the city on the weekends. For a lot of reasons, … Continue reading

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