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April 26, 2015
FREE ebook Triptych ends Monday
My ebook Triptych is currently free for the downloading until Monday. If you do pick up a copy, drop me a line and let me know.
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April 23, 2015
Free ebook TRIPTYCH Fri-Mon
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Free TRIPTYCH ebook Fri-Mon
My ebook Triptych will be free for the downloading starting tomorrow, Friday, through Monday. I’m not sure about all the countries represented on this website, so I hope it’s available to everyone. If you do pick up a copy, drop me a line and let me know.
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April 22, 2015
Unintended Consequences
I hate to admit this publicly, but I’ve lost 40 pounds in the past year. This weight loss has had unintended consequences, the most important of which happened yesterday.
Having lost two ring sizes, I could no longer wear my wedding band, a ring I’ve worn every day for the past 18 years. My finger felt naked, and my soul felt like it had an empty place. Yesterday, I went to my local jewelry store, and there it was, waiting for me, a new wedding band. It’s very pretty and it fits perfectly, but it’s not THE wedding band. It’s not the one that I had custom cast just for me.
So, $500 later, I’m sort of remarried. It’s not a perfect solution, but then again, I DO love bling!
April 18, 2015
Israel on My Mind
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April 17, 2015
Israel on My Mind
I woke up this morning dreaming about a trip to Israel that I took in 2008. It was not an exciting dream, just a dream about being a tourist there as I lived it back then. I thought I would share some of my photos from the trip with you.
April 15, 2015
THE AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM
An item on my bucket list is to visit every classic and antique car museum in the United States. But of all the car museums I have visited over the years, one that I would like to see again is this one, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana. All three car manufacturers represented in this museum have beautiful designs that are worth visiting on their own. However, what calls me back to this museum in particular is the building in which it is housed. it’s an original Art Deco former car showroom, built in the Auburn car’s hometown of Auburn.
From their website, here is their description of this amazing building:
“This is where designers sketched the innovative Auburns and Cords that set the stage for the modern automobile. E.L. Cord wanted a building and showroom which would reflect the success of the Auburn Automobile Company and showcase the triumphs of the Cord Corporation. Cord commissioned architect A.M. Strauss of Fort Wayne, Indiana to design a structure in art deco style. It is a magnificent example of the Art Deco genre. In 1930, the building contained executive and general offices, design studios, a sales department, an engineering department and an elegant showroom. Today, the various components of the Museum’s collection are mingled with restored offices and work areas that demonstrate their original uses.”
What is not described here are the massive doorways, the intricately-mosaic’d terrazzo floors, and even the Art Deco stair bannister. I hope that anyone in that general area would take the time to stop and see this architectural marvel.
Museum Link: http://www.automobilemuseum.org/
And here are a few of their photos:
April 11, 2015
Definition: Peregrinate
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Definition: Peregrinate
Webster’s Dictionary defines “peregrinate” as: to walk or travel over; traverse. It also says that the first recorded use of this word was in the year 1593.
I would hate to think that in the 2000s, we lose a wonderful word like “peregrinate.” Let’s all use it in a sentence some time this week, such as “I peregrinated over to the refrigerator, and tomorrow, I will again peregrinate to get some yogurt.”
