Author Archives: dfolstad58

About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

Like Music & Recycling – Mozart from Garbage

Posted on December 12, 2012 by dfolstad58

I was totally impressed by the music these kids create with recycled materials. This band is from the country of Paraguay, – just peek your eyes to the right to see where it is in South America. Ok, you … Continue reading →

Posted in music related | Tagged Canada, Christmas, Landfill, Mozart, Musical instrument, Paraguay, Recycling, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Leave a comment

John Lennon & Pearl Harbour

Posted on December 9, 2012 by dfolstad58

It’s December and even as I look forward, I find myself also looking backward. Not a good thing, you fall down a lot, you bump into things and you fail to live in the moment. I have to try harder … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged John Lennon, lennon, Peace, pray for peace | Leave a comment

No going back, except by music

Posted on December 4, 2012 by dfolstad58

Time travel is easy for me, music is the force that does it, no Delorean having to reach 90 mph, just a song, part of lyric and I bounce back to when I was in my teens. (that’s time travel!) … Continue reading →

Posted in music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Monday, School's Out, Streak, Time travel, Vancouver | Leave a comment

Self Imposed Barriers

Posted on December 2, 2012 by dfolstad58

What is it about self-imposed barriers? We do it all the time, afraid to talk in front of groups, not trying something (for me it’s dancing) because we’re not good at it; so we say we don’t want to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged Communications, Diving, Fear, Public speaking, Toastmasters International | Leave a comment

Acts of Kindness Happen Every Day

Posted on December 1, 2012 by dfolstad58

There is a viral story right now about a New York cop who was photographed in the process of an act of kindness. He didn’t know he was being photographed, he had noticed this homeless man without shoes and the … Continue reading →