Category Archives: Thinking Out loud

I can’t find the reset button

Posted on March 25, 2014 by dfolstad58

I can’t find the reset button. No going back to fix the mistakes I made, I can only apply my experience going forward, and share it with others. I am sure I would just make different mistakes, so no guarantee … Continue reading →

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Stubborn or Determined?

Posted on March 24, 2014 by dfolstad58

I’ve often thought of myself as a stubborn person, especially when I lose something. I become quite fixated until I have looked everywhere twice or until I find it. But this characteristic isn’t necessarily a bad one. I also don’t give … Continue reading →

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You Sunk My Battleship

Posted on March 21, 2014 by dfolstad58

Growing up I didn’t have to walk knee-deep in snow ten miles uphill to and from school each day but my childhood was certainly different from the current generation. Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Thinking Out loud | Tagged battleship, family, Games, kites, memories, simple life | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in humor, music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged bermuda, fake, fraud, hang up, nonsense, phone solicitors, writing | 2 Comments

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 →