“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” – Christopher McCandless This year has been one of new beginnings (again). It seems as though a lot has been…
January 25: Swim races
You have to stay in school. You have to. You have to go to college. You have to get your degree. Because that’s the one thing people can’t take away from you is your education. And it is worth the investment. – Michelle Obama Not only is a college education totally worth the investment, but…
October 29: Weekend in SB
‘A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.’ Confucius A…
October 22: Early morning rowing
‘When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.’ – Marcus Aurelius As can be seen, I poached this from GirlchildOne’s insta….how totally beautiful is this photo! It is hard not to be grateful to be alive in…
August 6: Rocking that kayaking tour guide job
“Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, … having fun.” Brian Wilson What fun to see Girlchild1 in the flesh doing her summer job as a kayak tour guide to La Jolla coves….Expert2 and myself could not get onto one of her tours as we had hoped, so we…