Category: Life

Simplify

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” Walden and Other Writings, American philosopher and author Henry David Thoreau was born on this day in 1817 (died 1862) If you’re a long time reader (and really, what excuse do you have not to be?) you know that I talk a lot about choosing to …

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I am older than Alaska

But just by a couple of days. On this date in 1958, President Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaskan statehood. My wife and I visited Anchorage, Alaska back in 1992-ish. It’s a big city, and an even bigger state. Yes, I realize that, unlike the email of a certain Presidential candidate, the size of Alaska …

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