Posted On: December 17, 2021
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If you conquer fear, you can do dangerous things worry-free!
As I write this near St. Paul, news radio keeps telling us about yesterday’s weather records: Highest temperature; highest dewpoint; first December tornado(s); first December…
Posted On: October 31, 2021
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Do you know folks who used to be fun, but now they’re fried? Do you prefer Friday happy hour on the couch instead of at the pub? Are you worried that your get-up-and-go could use…
Posted On: September 14, 2021
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Hello Friends. Are you there? Maybe so, maybe not, because we may have lost subscribers due to a terrible tech snafu—not the Russians, not hackers, just one of those lamentable collapses that happens. Perhaps you’ve…
Posted On: September 13, 2021
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An unfortunate and costly snafu has hit the BreakAway site, and we may have lost subscribers.
The problem is frustrating and heartbreaking to the crew. But after brief committee meetings regarding pulling the plug completely,…
Posted On: March 19, 2021
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For cold, cooped-up Northerners, nothing soothes like sun, sand, & surf…
I recently joined my daughter, a gaggle of her friends, and their families for a jaunt to Mexico’s Mayan Riviera beaches—a spring break tradition…
Posted On: October 30, 2020
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Did you?
I may look pleased with my-selfie, but…
Voting isn’t easy in 2020. Nothing is. Seems like we were always told to vote. Vote Vote Vote! That’s still the message, but…why is this so…
Posted On: August 23, 2020
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Doom? Gloom? Play ball instead!
Yep, it’s a thing. As if we don’t already have enough to freak us out, people (who already obsessed with their digitalia) can’t stop seeking bad news. It’s like admitting…
Posted On: July 17, 2020
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“The whole world is at sixes and sevens and why the house hasn’t fallen down about our ears long ago is beyond me.” So says the omniscient maid, Sabrina, in the opening scene of Thornton…
Posted On: April 21, 2020
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Editor’s Note…
Yes, this travelog story took place last month. However, we’ve learned from the greats (like friend and guru Sherry Ott) and even fancy mags that travel stories rarely publish promptly for a variety of…
Posted On: March 27, 2020
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The pun works well today, too well.
Days before California got closed, residents and tourists alike were blithely enjoying the sweet spots—including the 840 miles of lovely coastline. Memories help us cling to hope, and…
