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Just some observations - perhaps questions along with them: I love singing loudly in the car (when I’m alone), making up my own tunes and words about life going on around me.  I think maybe somebody could use my lyrics…come to think of it I ‘follow’ Taylor Swift on Facebook…hmmm… J . ·        Going somewhere new always seems to take forever to arrive and not as long to return…how/why is that?!   Crazy ·        Moving day?...just plan one and see the summer temperatures rise…guaranteed! ·        Synonyms for express: rapid, swift, fast, quick, speedy, and high-speed.   Please keep these words in mind as you choose the ‘express checkout’…or not . ·        Lots of media coverage in this part of the world about the refugee/migrant issue that is hitting Europe.   I agree – work needs to be done.   I can even see how I can help ...

Here is the thing…my blogs just aren’t ‘rolling off the keyboard’ like they have in the past.   Lately I have been thinking of loss – I have news recently of a friend’s only sibling passing away, a lady at my previous employer died suddenly from an aneurysm and a friend’s wife died suddenly as well.   Then came the fires that are burning in Grant County, Oregon where I grew up – my parents on ‘alert’ to be evacuated but thankfully have not needed to leave their home.   Still the fire rages on at some 43,000 acres and 26 homes lost with so many people working on it. I cannot say I know much loss in my life.   I’ve had some other hardships but not real loss per se’.   So when I say in my blogs that life is good and God is way better…what does that mean?   How do others take that?   I am of the personality that I don’t want to offend others and I really prefer no confrontation!   I admire and yet somewhat fear those that meet those things head ...

August 2, 2015 Birthdays – some like them, some don’t.   I happen to enjoy birthdays.   Today is my birthday and it is a Sunday…. perfect combination!   I was born on a Sunday.   I love that – and my Mom always recited that poem about the day of the week you were born on…and I love that too! Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living, But the child who is born on the Sabbath day Is fair and wise and good in every way . So my thought this year was to be in Venice, Italy on my birthday, it’s only 6’ish hours away and a friend of mine lives halfway so we had talked about going together.   That didn’t quite work out but it was even better – I started my birthday last Thursday – so it was a festival this year! J .   I WAS in Venice, Italy on Thursday – and it was amazing...