Archive | February, 2010

But what does any of it mean. That was the question presented. What does any of it mean. Is there any meaning to it. The plots, the scheming, the misdirections, the hush whispers, the taking advantage of, the having to be right, the…you name it..and then with a mere shrug, the earth has a quake […]

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February 28: The Triumph was waiting for me as I walked into the garage. It had been a few weeks since we had our last adventure. Just riding around the island opened up possibilities that otherwise may have been stifled. The mind wanders, the thrill of the curves, the bends, the glimpse of the gulf […]

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February 27: And then there was the Matterhorn. The red train takes you into the Swiss village of Zermatt. Once you get off the train a horse drawn carriage takes you into a village that looks like you stepped into a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale. The mountain is right there and its presence in […]

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This began because I wanted our loved ones to know us as people and not just parents, brothers,sisters or some other boxed in definition of an otherwise fully formed person. I wanted them to know us with all the adventures, misadventures, struggles, travels, laughter, tears and challenges met and overcome. Mountains, climbs, solitude, meditations, wanderings […]

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February 26: Through the clouds you can see it. At first you don't know what you are looking at. You are already at 15,000 feet and you are looking almost straight up, the clouds break and you see more white but it is not cloud any longer. It is a being, a presence, a chill […]

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The beauty is in the innocence. The beauty is in the simplicity of the action. The beauty is in the acceptance of the exact moment you are. That is not a half a sentence. That is the full sentence. The exact moment you are. And then it is gone. Never to return. The gym is […]

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How can you even explain it. There is no reasoned way to even put it into words. She is sitting in her highchair, golden hair kind of pulled back with a ribbon, but still the hair seems to have a mind of its own. The blueberrys are all over her face,literally. Some of the blueberrys […]

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There he was. Standing in the doorway. His world encompassed nothing more than what was eye level right in front of him and the sounds in the air. There was the carpet, the furniture, the sound from the stereo…he kind of moved up and down and swayed back and forth to the music…and his best […]

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February 25: But we have today, you are here now, was his answer. And so it was.We sat on the floor playing with all the toys that were scattered around the family room. There were pirate figures, a pirate ship, a castle with dragons and knights, a lot of horses and other animals which included […]

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Her eyes are piercing. It feels as if she is looking right through you to some spot deep inside.The collar of her shirt is dusty and worn. You might even say frayed.Behind her is a yak or a cow or ..it is hard to tell since the picture cuts it off.Her age? Not good at […]

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