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Why This Dog Goes To Church Every Week Broke Me Down. I Wish He Could Understand.

Posted on March 22, 2014 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Everything About Jared:
It’s not every day you’ll see a dog in church, but in the small town of San Donaci near Brindisi, Italy, it’s a regular occurrence. A 12 year-old German Shepherd named Tommy goes to…

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The Falcon & The Branch

Posted on March 20, 2014 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertMarch 21, 2001 Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious…

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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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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 →