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Happiness is Hanging with Whales

Some of the greatest minds on Earth, live in the seas. ~ Anthony Douglas Williams Happiness is Hanging with Whales So as I mentioned last week I spent a week in Mexico, Baja generally, San Ignacio Lagoon specifically in the … Continue reading

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Happy Mardi Gras 2024!

In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful. ~ Anthony Bourdain Happy Mardi Gras my friends, Fat Tuesday is this week, the end of the Mardi Gras season, and … Continue reading

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Kindness, Mardi Gras and Countdowns

No Act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted ~ Aesop Kindness I receive two acts of kindness on Friday, neither was expected. The first came as I was having a discussion in the hall with a faculty member … Continue reading

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The Pizza Page – Pizza IS happiness!

The Pizza Page – Pizza IS Happiness! Pizza makes me think anything is possible ~ Henry Rollins The pizza page, how has it taken me so long to add this to my site?  For those who know me well, they … Continue reading

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Looking Back at 59 Years

Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story. ~ JRR Tolkein Looking back at 59 years You know turning 40 didn’t bother me, turning 50 didn’t bother me, but I … Continue reading

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Taking the pressure off

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden. ~ Plato Last week I wrote a bit about … Continue reading

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Our Most Popular and Favorite Posts

Our Most Popular and Favorite Posts After doing the anniversary post last week, although it turns out my friend Bryan who texted me was correct and the platform was incorrect, it was my thirteenth anniversary not the eleventh for the … Continue reading

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Reminiscing about Happy Times

You know, you could kind of call this post a greatest hits list. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about adventure, I’m entering year five at my job and over the last 15 years I haven’t worked more than three … Continue reading

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My guide to New Orleans

In New Orleans, we celebrate everything. It’s probably the only place you’ll see people dancing in a funeral home. ~ Trombone Shorty IN GENERAL I love New Orleans, I have often said it’s the only city I’ve felt truly comfortable … Continue reading

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A Happy Mardi Gras

You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine. ~ Francoise Sagan Mardi Gras in New Orleans is not just Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras … Continue reading

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