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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.

No Amount of Green Replaces This

Today is the day to wear green in minimum because it is St. Patrick’s day.  Though my cynical heart firmly believes the average person knows less than a tinker’s cuss about who St. Patrick is. But if you follow this … Continue reading

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The Day I Stopped Saying Hurry Up – by Rachel Macy Stafford

Originally posted on Kindness Blog:
When you’re living a distracted life, every minute must be accounted for. You feel like you must be checking something off the list, staring at a screen, or rushing off to the next destination. And…

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Good Advice for Bank robbers

Originally posted on Life and Random Thinking:
Thank you Australia beer ads! The Gangsters (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This hugely funny commercial parodies car chases in an inventive way while also tells the message not to drink and drive! The situation…

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How to behave is simple, remember what Grandma said

If you had been there with us, you could have sat at the small booth in the hotel cafe right beside me. Everything was neat and clean and Grandma sat on the other side of the table. There is lots … Continue reading

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Morning Ride

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Originally posted on Life and Random Thinking:
I lay in bed the other morning, my mind racing. It was drafting emails I would not sent, letters to the newspaper editor that I wanted to send but denied myself the satisfaction.…

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Cheesecake, chocolate and Chai

The best things in life start with “ch” and seeing that today is Valentine’s Day – I may partake in one or all three. Some folks of course do not appreciate either Valentines Day, and I think those people need … Continue reading

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