Max the Cat aka the Escape Artist

Max the cat went on an adventure the other night and panicked Michael half to death; as well as irritated him at the same time.
To begin, Michael had arrived home from work and found the house to be stuffy. He opened the back slider and opened the garage door to about three fingers to create [...]

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A Bit of Creative Writing

I’m upstairs in my bedroom. It would be hot up here but for the opened screened windows. With cross ventilation, the curtains gently flutter as the breeze comes in and moves about my room.
Though I am upstairs, I hear my sister tickling the ivories of the baby grand piano in the living room. At this [...]

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Friday’s Feast

Feast One Hundred & Fifty Two

Appetizer
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest) how much do enjoy watching sports on television?
8.5. I do like to watch basketball, football, baseball and boxing on television.

Soup
If you could completely memorize any one work of fiction, which one would you pick?
The Gettysburg Address. Yeah, I know [...]

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It’s A Reading Kind of Day

I began the day reading “Lasher” by Anne Rice. I’m at page 488 and the last page is 578. I’m at the point that Lasher has come to tell his story and to see the comatose Rowan. Her husband Michael wants to kill Lasher as well as to hear him out. Michael is in quite [...]

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Where Has The Day Gone

I arose a half hour earlier than usual but here it is going on 9 p.m.

Part of my morning was spent washing our two vehicles.
Meditation
Inspirational reading
A load of wash
Cleaning the upstairs bathroom
Reading some of my e-mail
Attempting to come up with something witty to write here but didn’t
Talked to my sister in Kansas for 15 [...]

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Daily Meditation-Part Two

I decided to write more on meditation since I received several e-mails from readers asking the following questions: 

What about posture?
What about equipment?
How long do I need to meditate as 30 minutes seems like a long time?

 Question One: There is more than one answer to this question. Primarily, a person would sit upright on a [...]

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Daily Meditation

I’ve been meditating for over 20 years. With all that time, one would think I have it down pat for centering and focusing myself to be still and mindful.
 Well, guess again my friends. On a daily basis I still have problems with an over-active mind and physical aches and pains. I constantly have to bring [...]

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A Busy Weekend and Monday Too

It was a very busy weekend for me and Michael.
 Saturday we had an invitation to a barbecue at our friends’ new house and we got to meet the other side of the family we hadn’t met yet. The house is lovely and the family was very likeable.
 On Saturday afternoon we received a call from other [...]

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Let’s Have Pie

To celebrate the 4th of July, Michael baked the pies we’ve had in the freezer from a local company that makes excellent pies; especially individual pies. So far I’ve had blueberry rhubarb, blueberry apricot and apricot pies. Yum, I love pie!
Although we slept through the activities on the 4th from having eaten to our [...]

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It’s Ruby A’s 15th Birthday

Not only is it the birthday of the United States; it is Ruby A’s birthday.
Fifteen years ago, actually yesterday, I purchased Ruby A at Matthews Harley Davidson in Fresno, California. It’s hard to believe the time has gone so quickly.
Ruby A is a ’92 FXR Superglide, 81 cubic inch motor and [...]

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