Monthly Archives: March 2014

You Sunk My Battleship

Posted on March 21, 2014 by dfolstad58

Growing up I didn’t have to walk knee-deep in snow ten miles uphill to and from school each day but my childhood was certainly different from the current generation. Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by … Continue reading →

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The Best Medicine of all

Posted on March 20, 2014 by dfolstad58

There was a time I spent a great number of hours, days, weeks and months in the hospital, for several years in a row. It was long ago now and I was stationed in a hospital room with 3 other … Continue reading →

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The Falcon & The Branch

Posted on March 20, 2014 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertMarch 21, 2001 Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious…

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I gave up my day job – I didn’t win the lottery

Posted on March 20, 2014 by dfolstad58

Funny that since I retired people assume I have nothing to do.  I did give up timesheets, and measured coffeebreaks, office emails, and pressure of deadlines and so on. I still have a day job in a sense. I still … Continue reading →

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What kind of an idiot do you think I am?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dfolstad58

I just created the title of this post.  Some of you are wondering how many types of idiots are out there? Well I am not the kind that falls for phone calls telling me ” You have won a free … Continue reading →

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Searching for inspiration

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dfolstad58

Again, inspiration is all around but sometimes my ideas in the middle of the night don’t fare as well in the clear light of day, but also I often am inspired and need to jot down the blog post idea … Continue reading →

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