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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.

What Sparks your memories?

Posted on August 16, 2014 by dfolstad58

Our minds are interesting organs. They retain our memories including poems we learned in school, songs we sang along with the radio (wrong lyrics and all).  I will be listening to a song I haven’t heard for decades but my … Continue reading →

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10 Things that Traveling has Taught me

Posted on August 15, 2014 by dfolstad58

10 Things that Traveling has Taught me. I like Janaline’s blog, it is cheerful, well written in her own adventurous first person style, and cool pictures. You will want to read her post above which really apply to life, not … Continue reading →

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Are you hiding in plain sight?

Posted on August 13, 2014 by dfolstad58

During the last few days I have had Robin Williams on my mind. The world now knows he has passed and probably his demise was because of his own choice. Sadly I think he hid his suffering in plain sight, … Continue reading →

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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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