One of the first things asked after meeting someone for the first time, is “Do you have any children?”. I used to answer by saying that I have a daughter. But in the past few years, I usually respond by saying, ‘no’ because I find it too difficult to talk about her with strangers. Previously,…
Category: Life experiences
Got a FOMO?
Last October, I deleted my Facebook account – forever. I wasn’t comfortable with the realization that too much of my personal information was being shared and/or compromised. Many of the ads that appeared on my Facebook page were there because Facebook sells my personal likes, views, searches and other traits (unique to me) to companies…
Guemes and Me
On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, I fell in love – minutes after my friend Tim Fisher pointed her out to me. We had all gathered at Volunteer Park, in Anacortes, Washington on a picture-perfect day, to do a ‘workers’ walk’ for an upcoming NW Trekkers Walking Club event on an island in Skagit County. And…
A Small World
In early January, I began a walk across Canada, and hope to arrive in St. John’s, Newfoundland by December 31, 2019. I am a member of two walking clubs; one in Vancouver (Vancouver ‘Venturers) and one in Washington State (NW Trekkers). The American Association of our clubs initiated a “Walk Across Canada” challenge for interested…
