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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.

Assignment 1 – Blogging 101

This is my first assignment in Blogging 101.  Why? you say are doing an assignment after three years of blogging. Why? Why not? It’s the first blogging course I’ve ever taken and it’s always good to prime the pump. Assignment … Continue reading

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New York City’s First Cat Café: Meow Parlour

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Originally posted on almostfreeNYC:
Meow Parlour, New York City’s first cat café which opened less than a month ago, is everything a cat lover has ever dreamt of. What is a cat café?   Cat cafés originally started in Asia in…

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2015 – Time to plunge in

2015 has arrived for us all, whether we drag our heels, kicking and stomping or whether we dive in wholeheartedly with anticipation to improve, heal, or attain. plunge (the definition) – it’s a verb  jump or dive quickly and energetically. … Continue reading

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Thanks to all my readers in 2014, PLUS a post about Exertion and Success

I know you haven’t heard much from me in awhile. I got distracted and did fewer posts but even so I did manage 88 posts this year and I had 3200 views this year. Thanks to you. Blogging is something … Continue reading

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It’s hard to believe but it happened

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Originally posted on Life and Random Thinking:
Since I planted roots here in the Okanagan, summer holidays have without exception been the “Tourist In My Home Town” variety. I have a close friend though who has been encouraging me to…

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get a jolt from my electrode?

I know history is repeating itself but it is not my fault, it’s the calendar.  This is the time of the year where pumpkins are carved, and people dress up in costume. This is not my favorite time of the … Continue reading

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