Life and Random Thinking

Sorry Lady Gaga

Posted on August 15, 2011 by dfolstad58

Sorry Lady Gaga, not only do I listen to “old” music but I actually enjoy the music from animated Disney shows.

In fact, one of my daughter’s favorite shows (for a brief time) was “Oliver and Company“.

Thanks Disney for a great movie!

At about the same time the movie was out we bought the video and even went to Disneyland. We enjoyed shopping for more “Oliver” related nick nacks and I watched and (gasp) sang along to the video soundtrack in the car.

The lead song was one from Huey Lewis, and I think you will like it also. ” Once upon a time in New York City!

Careful, or you might hum along, and get hooked !

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Family vs. Friends

Posted on August 14, 2011 by dfolstad58

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I started out thinking I was going to do a short post about the value of friends. Priceless I must say. I have been fortunate to have had some wonderful friends.

Gradually as I picked pictures I also saw that family can be friends also. I know they are family but if you can be friends with family that is a real bonus. I know looking back and spending time playing monopoly, riding my bike with Mandy & Dave, sharing laughter, I was thinking of them as family and there was that bond, a permanent bond. I also realize now that my kids have grown up; my role as Dad has to evolve. I can’t tell them what todo, or to listen and I have to listen, and be flexible also.

I like the evolution, and I love the bond.

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The Year the Dragon Roared – Happy Birthday Dave! 8/09/1988

Posted on August 9, 2011 by dfolstad58

August 9, 1988 ~ Notice the numeral 8 in that date, almost 8/8/88. The numeral “8” is considered lucky by the Chinese. Extremely lucky if you were born on a date with an numeral 8 in it, and in 1988 which is the year of the “Dragon”.

On August 9, 1988 – our little family of three, Amanda, Sue and moi, lived in the lower mainland of Richmond. This location, actually Lulu Island, is heavily influenced by Chinese.

Sue was pregnant, and very excited about the imminent birth, as was the whole family including 4 year Mandy who was soon to be a big sister. David Christopher Folstad took his time arriving this sunny day, unlike his sister, who popped into the world without hesitation. DCF hung back and made us spend the day wondering how long he would make his parents wait.

The doctors found a way to coax him and soon Sue was trundled into the delivery ward. DCF finally arrived, and appeared to be a chip off the Folstad block, big head and all.

23 years have passed but I remember that day etched into my mind. My little family of four, my Christmas day arrived August 9 that year ~ and what a fabulous gift our whole family was given!

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Enquiring minds have the world at their fingers

Posted on August 7, 2011 by dfolstad58

Front page of The New York Times on Armistice ...

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It amazes me still the amount of information on the internet. All kinds of things, I read my local newspaper, flimsy little rag that it is but it is also on the internet.

It took me two seconds to bring up a Turkish news site, all in English and with color photographs. I wondered about news in Paris, France – snap snap and there it is.

Of course, there is the ads, yes the bain of our television viewing is also the bain of our internet experience. Thank heavens for the invention of the remote control right guys? We can change channels, mute, or even fast-forward our television programs if we have a PVR. The ads on the internet are ubiquitous but you can block them out and focus on your real reason for surfing to that site.

We like to complain about the ads but how many of us would like to pay for television, or access to many websites. So the ads are a nuisance most of us have learned to ignore, with zeal.

If you have an enquiring mind, then the Internet lets you have the world at your fingertips, whether you interested locally, nationally, or internationally.

I challenge you to pick a spot somewhere and read their news for awhile, maybe Hawaii, or the Canary Islands. Let your mind travel from the relaxation of your own home.

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Make your Fabulous Pictures Priceless !

Posted on August 6, 2011 by dfolstad58

Seattle Dave & Dave Jr

Pictures are one of those wonders we are used to. We take them for granted. Do you want to know how to make your fabulous pictures “Priceless”. It is easy.

While you still remember the names, the occasion, the year etc – write it down! Now that pictures are digital you need to use a program like picasa or else print them out and write it on the back.

Have you ever looked at a picture that is a few years old, and wondered what year it was taken, and who are those people you have your arms around?

Imagine 20 or 30 years from now. Then knowing all those details makes those pictures priceless, recent pictures are Fabulous, but older pictures are treasures, priceless treasures if you know the details and can pass them on!

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