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Wonder #5: Celebrating Two Classics from 1955
What’s Wonder-full about YOUR birth year? When I spotted this photograph on canvas (Eric Renard) featuring the “Bowtie” logo and jet-plane hood ornament of a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, I couldn’t help but smile. I share a birth year with that magnificent machine....
Weekly Wonder #4.
How much fun can we have for $5.00?? Vintage market and Museum. So Fancy! I picked up Lorraine, and off we went to the Vintage Market at the Kellogg House Museum. Since it was a vintage event, we decided to get dolled-up—hats, dresses, the whole look. The joke...
Weekly Wonder #3-Powerball Possibilities.
Wonder #3. Buying my first Powerball ticket. ☄️ Have you ever won a lottery prize? We were out on a double-date with our dear friends, Gordon and Barbra, when our server suddenly exclaimed, “The Powerball just hit a billion dollars today!” We...
Weekly Wonder #2
Stepping Back in Time by Visiting a Historical Site What’s in your town? I’ve driven past this Pacific Electric Red Car for years, always noticing its bright paint against the tracks and the crisp white crossing sign—but I never stopped to read the marker or learn...
Wonder #1. Exploring new music. Hip-Hop Hula?
Wonder #1: Exploring a New Type of Music One afternoon, Ron came home from basketball (yes, he still plays at 73!) with a mischievous grin. “Want to learn how to lay down some hip-hop beats?” he asked. I laughed. “I know zero about hip-hop music… but sure,...
Wondering about Wonders?
What if the secret to a fuller, more joyful life isn’t in chasing after someone else’s “greener grass,” but in tending our own—watering it daily with gratitude, curiosity, and care until it grows lush beneath our feet? Moving from comparison to...
No to Boxing!
For the past year, you’ve been cheering me on through my Year of Yeses—70 brand-new adventures before my 70th birthday. Over the next several days, I’ll be counting down my Top 10 Yeses—the most valuable experiences and the lessons they’ve added to my new “Yes-Life.”...
Happy Birthday To Me!
Happy Birthday to me! Even Sleeping Beauty’s Castle celebrates 70… YES, that’s my milestone! #70of70 It feels like Disneyland decorated just for my big day. Thank you, Mr. Disney, for opening in 1955 — I’ve been celebrating with a year-long birthday party! And thank...
My Year of Saying Yes:
I need your help! Today marks my 69th birthday—a milestone that nudges me into my seventh decade on this beautiful planet. But here’s the question that dances in my mind: Is it ever too late to change, to reinvent, to stretch beyond my well-worn paths? Let me...
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