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60 in 6 Virtual Walk is Under the Feet
A virtual walk (or run) has become the pandemic norm. Since 2003, I have participated in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, 60-Mile Walk. However, like most...
A Pandemic Pause
Leave it to a pandemic to have me dusting off my personal blog. I was stunned to see I have not posted anything here since 2017. But, how can you...
3-Day Walk was Sweet 16
The 2019 3-Day Walk was indeed a Sweet 16 event. Per usual, I'm late getting out my post and my thank-yous to my wonderful contributors. They're...
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Lessons Learned from Living With a 93-Year-Old
Today is my mom's 93rd birthday. I am ecstatic to say she is extremely healthy. She'll probably outlive me. After my dad passed away, I moved from San Diego to my mom's home. She has an acre of land and there is plenty of tasks a 93-year-old should not have to do. It...
Labels Bind an Unopened Box
How often do you have a box delivered to your home? In this age of online shopping, I would guess it happens on a regular basis. Now imagine the labels prevent you from opening the box. No matter how much you rip, tear or cut at that box, it simply will not open....
Thanksgiving Thanks for 2015
How did we arrive at Thanksgiving so quickly? As in past years, I borrow this tradition from my good friend and writer buddy, Anne Wayman. As we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United States, I share my 2015 Thanksgiving Thanks list. Pardon my stream of...
2015 3-Day Walk: From Sizzling to Freezing
The 2015 3-Day Walk for the Cure is under the feet and the 12th since I first strapped on my walking shoes. Mother Nature sure likes to play with this Old Lady Walking. 2015 was the hottest Walk my teammates and I walked in. With temperatures in the low 80s and the...
Idaho Statesman Pink Edition Tradition
Funny thing about the fight against breast cancer. You participate in what you think will be a single event and then – BAM. You're hooked. That's how the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure started. I signed up for what I thought would be my only 3-Day, 60-Mile...
Falling Into 3-Day, 60-Mile Weather
I have always loved Fall. The artist's splash of color The crisp, clean air Halloween Yep, I love Halloween. But another reason I love Fall is it signals I'm getting close to my next 3-Day Walk for the Cure. Sounds nuts, doesn't it? Someone who actually gets excited...
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