DIANA REPUBLIC

This is my final pre-Alaskan cruise post. I will not post remotely mostly because I don’t know how, but also because my observations on this trip may or may not be appropriate for public consumption. While cruising through Alaska is an amazing way to see the state, it is not my preferred method of travel. [...]

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I watched with anxiety as the examination began. It really didn’t look promising. My hands began to sweat. There was definitely something wrong, but I knew that. It was the reason that I had called this man. I knew my DVR was sick: I just didn’t know how bad it was. Like most examinations, there [...]

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Saturday was our first day of Puppy Class. Bob and I were excited to begin training Goose and generally speaking the more time we spend with dogs the happier we are. It is a small class with a baby cocker spaniel, two bitty pit bull mixes, a tiny Yorkshire Terrier and our silly Goose. Goose [...]

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I have been trying to lose a couple pounds before weather gets really nice and the weather has been cooperative by taking its sweet time. Unfortunately I have only been doing part of what I know is necessary to drop the lbs. I have been eating reasonably well (with a little chocolate breakdown here and there), but [...]

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This weekend Bob and I attended our first Bar Mitzvah. The ceremony was for our neighbor (and his grandfather) and we were honored to be included. I was excited to learn about the Jewish faith and this rite of passage and completely nervous that I would somehow breach etiquette. I don’t even know what the [...]

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