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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.

It all started on a Saturday, August 6, 1979

Posted on August 6, 2014 by dfolstad58

In a sense, this is a reblog because I wrote about this dock misadventure before – click here to read the story. My first date with my wife, Susan, was Saturday August 6, 1979.  It has been 35 years and … Continue reading →

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Everyone has a Pet Peeve…. or two.. or ten

Posted on August 5, 2014 by dfolstad58

As a member of my family likes to say he’s the “Master of [fill in blank]” – I like to think I’m a decent enough driver. I drive quickly, albeit not as fast as some. I keep my attention on … Continue reading →

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Paris, France

Posted on August 2, 2014 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Project Light to Life:
Paris In my last post, I referenced Sammuel Johnson who said that when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. True, I was not ready to leave London after…

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What the world needs now is…

Posted on August 2, 2014 by dfolstad58

“Kindness is the language the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand” – C.N. Bovee You have probably heard of “Random Acts of Kindness” – where people practice kindness often demonstrated by doing something unexpected, and kind for a complete … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 29, 2014 by dfolstad58

Would you like to be free? Would you like to make decisions based on what think would make you happiest? Would you like to quit the club that always considers the worst-case scenario so doesn’t ride the proverbial “roller coaster” … Continue reading →

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Being a Hero should not be embarrassing and neither is it hard

Posted on July 28, 2014 by dfolstad58

So you happened to be in the right place at the right time. A man is down on the ground, his face is so swollen he’s unrecognizable, there’s blood and your heart is beating a mile a minute. You immediately … Continue reading →

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