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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.

I gave up my day job – I didn’t win the lottery

Posted on March 20, 2014 by dfolstad58

Funny that since I retired people assume I have nothing to do.  I did give up timesheets, and measured coffeebreaks, office emails, and pressure of deadlines and so on. I still have a day job in a sense. I still … Continue reading →

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What kind of an idiot do you think I am?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dfolstad58

I just created the title of this post.  Some of you are wondering how many types of idiots are out there? Well I am not the kind that falls for phone calls telling me ” You have won a free … Continue reading →

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Searching for inspiration

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dfolstad58

Again, inspiration is all around but sometimes my ideas in the middle of the night don’t fare as well in the clear light of day, but also I often am inspired and need to jot down the blog post idea … Continue reading →

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I AM HOME – By Rich Paschall

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth:
A piece of home alone fiction by Rich Paschall The alarm went off at 6 am as usual.  Instead of hitting the snooze bar, George turned off the alarm and got…

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Where do you draw the line?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by dfolstad58

When my kids were knee high to a grasshopper, I read to them every night before they went to sleep.  Now I know that was a privilege and memory beyond replacing.  I read to them Dr. Seuss “Green Eggs and … Continue reading →

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You can’t not communicate if you want to succeed

Posted on March 14, 2014 by dfolstad58

I talked to a young guest at a Toastmasters meeting last week. He is a student studying criminology. It was his second time as a guest to our club. He spoke about how Toastmasters could help him with his self-confidence … Continue reading →

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