I recently had an unpleasant experience with an online retailer. I know, shocking right? Here’s the thing, there were two outcomes that could have happened with this experience. Well, maybe three.
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Happy 80th Mom!
Eighty years ago in a small town of Seymour, Australia, my mom – Dawn Olive McCullough – was born. It is hard to fathom everything that mom lived through in the time that since she was born. She celebrated seventy-nine of her birthdays on this earth, including her seventy-third (73rd) with Chris and I and… Continue reading
149,760 minutes
As of writing this post, that is how many minutes since my mom died. This calculates down to 3 months and 12 days since August 2nd around 22:15 (10:15 PM). [Actually it is a little longer than that, as Australia was ahead of the USA by 15 hours at the time.] 3 months doesn’t seem… Continue reading
Celebration of Life – My Mom
A number of people asked for information on my mother’s funeral, and I felt that it was easier to share this here.
Celebrating 50
On June 17, 2018 I turned 50! I think there used to be a time when the idea of saying those words would have been almost unbelievable, but here I am – not only saying it – but embracing it. I’ve said for quite a few years now that “age is just a number” or… Continue reading
Wishing You A Happy New Year
Another year and one more chapter of life is closing, and what better way to end 2017 than with a brief update, and to take the opportunity to wish you the joy of the season and happy new year! So what happened in 2017 that is worth sharing? Europe Spring Break 2017 Chris and I… Continue reading
Customer (No) Service
I never thought I would be any good in the service industry, but after working for a time with Starbucks, I quickly discovered that I was actually pretty good at it. I loved the customer interaction, getting to know them and their drink, and bringing a little bit of coffee joy to people each day.… Continue reading
31,557,600 seconds
But only one first! Today is the first time I’ve turned 49. It will also be my last. Over the next 365 days, I will incrementally become 50, and providing I continue to look after myself, those numbers will continue to rise. But today, today I am 49. There are 31,557,600 seconds in a year, and… Continue reading
Travel Posts Coming Soon…
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks as Chris and I traveled around a small part of Europe. I’ve been posting updates over on my Facebook page, but will soon be uploading a series of posts for each of the places we visited. Stay tuned.