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It's part of the cycle of life. Parents age. Parents die. Some children have children of their own. Grandchildren may or may not have memories of a grandparent. My father died when his two grandsons were 3½ and 1¼. My mother lived to see great grandchildren. Both of my parents are gone. My only sister-in-law (who turned 70 last May) has...

Google AI Overview. Communing with nature like Thoreau involves intentionally living a simpler life to observe the natural world closely and connect with it on a profound, spiritual level. It is less about escaping society and more about enriching one's spirit and mind by focusing on what is essential. Principles from Walden for communing...

Whenever I start an entry, I do a search to see if it had been done before. This story is about being cold. Yes, I have covered it. I wrote about being overweight and of how the heavy-set tend to be more comfortable in the cooler weather than in the brutal heat. I noted this when I saw a 20+ polar bear in the San Diego Zoo. This is,...

You know I sometimes still think about that Ace of Base song Beautiful Life. Like I said, when I first heard the part about the park it just sounded like something that reminded of that park which I first visited in January 1989. It was always such a peaceful refuge for me and I seemed to have it all to myself. And the song seemed to talk about...

As I said as far as I know nothing is being done. Which is troubling because the worst of the problems are still. Mainly the secrecy. And my lack of consent, the fact I don't know what's going on and what people are planning. And also for some reason I'm still supposed to play along with the lie Eric is not my guardian. He obviously is. My...