by admin | Apr 25, 2026 | My Year of Yeses
My word for 2026: Savor. What’s your word? I have a confession: I’ve been guilty of rushing through meals, meetings, and conversations that may have been extraordinary-if I’d been focused, patient, and connected.So I commit to savoring these experiences in 2026. Savor...
by admin | Nov 24, 2025 | My Year of Yeses
Wonder #8. Keeping a Marine Warm 🇺🇸 Do you have a military member in your family? When my friend Lorraine invited me to help assemble blankets for Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton, I said, “Yes!” We were up and at ’em early on Saturday, heading to Irvine for...
by admin | Nov 12, 2025 | My Year of Yeses
✨ Happy Anniversary, Les & Charlee! ✨ We spotted the logo — Dine. Drink. Duffy. — and were instantly intrigued. No Googling. No Yelp scrolling. No reviews. Just a bold, delicious leap! Nigel’s in Long Beach, CA Les and Charlee were celebrating their 47th...
by admin | Oct 22, 2025 | My Year of Yeses
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....
by admin | Oct 9, 2025 | My Year of Yeses
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...
by admin | Oct 1, 2025 | My Year of Yeses
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...
