Personal Life

Close-up of Nacho's face. A little bit of grey is visible around her muzzle and you can see a couple of old scars.

Lucky Nacho – Update

When my brother comes to visit, he brings his wonderful dog, Nacho. It has been a privilege to watch this beautiful animal blossom into the confident, friendly dog she is today. Oh, she still has her demons, I’m sure, earned from trauma in her early life. But she’s a valued member of the family. And I thought today, after their Easter visit, I’d take you back to when Kevin first discovered her. Here is my original post from 2017:

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The Ultimate Donation for the Best Reason Ever: Life

Fifteen years ago – I can hardly believe it – my friend Joe Noyes died from leukemia. The story of our friendship is a long and unlikely one. (The full story is HERE.) We had a few adventures together as we tried to spread awareness about bone marrow donation. If he had found a match, he’d likely still be alive today.

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International Women’s Day – There’s Work To Do

This International Women’s Day (officially tomorrow, March 8th), let’s promise each other to make a small change. Maybe give other women the benefit of the doubt. We can decide to stop gossip about other women simply by saying, “I don’t know that to be true.” Making incremental moves can snowball. They’re a start.

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Throwing the Book (Suggestions) at You

We’re all going to read the Stephen Kings and James Pattersons and Oprah picks and the works of other best-selling authors we love. That’s a given. For me, part of the purpose of reading is the joy of discovery. Sometimes that means taking a chance on a book from someone new.

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2025 Greetings and News

Does anyone else have the haunting strains of Zager and Evans’ only hit song in their head? 2025 is 500 years away from In the Year 2525, which went to #1 in 1969. But it can’t help but come to mind for those of us raised on pop music. This particular song was pretty dark so it cut through alongside peppy tunes of its time like Sugar, Sugar and I Can’t Get Next To You. (For a refresher, the video is at the end of this post.)

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