The Last Run of Taxi Dog

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We are sad to say that Taxi Dog has gone to the big squirrel chase in the sky in April of 2021. Taxi was our first child, coming to us in early 2008 from the Washington DC Humane Society, where she won our hearts by being the only dog in the pack to return a […]

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Find My iPhone Does Not Work Underwater

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As one of my COVID-19 purchases, I bought a tiny sailboat for Eastwood Lake, the private oasis in my neighbourhood. My sailboat was christened “The Bathtub” both for its small size and the frequency that I get soaked in my quest to learn sailing techniques. As the winds of tropical depression Sally passed through Chapel […]

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I Will Never Run Again

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I love to run. You know that from my many, many, many running selfies from commutes, communities, cities, and countries, around the world. I love to run to work too. In fact, I ran to work for 20 years. Yes, that sentence is now past-tense, regardless of the novel coronavirus. Here’s the story why. Back […]

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Happy Namibian Birthday to Me!

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Today I turned 47, and if you know me well, you know I’ve been lying about my age for so long (I was 28 then 38 for many, many years) that I had to use a calculator to make sure that I’m actually turning 47 today. Namibia is Country #86 I am celebrating my birthday […]

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What It Feels Like to Quit Facebook

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At the beginning of this year, I quit Facebook. Well, mostly. I still use Facebook Pages for JadedAid and KinderPerfect as that’s where my customers are, and sometimes I relapse and post to my timeline or cheat and tweet. Yet, I have deleted the app from all my mobile devices, which keeps me honest as […]

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