Posts Tagged ‘ Solitude ’

Who are you?

Feb 14th, 2010 | By Fritz Nordengren
Who are you?

With the hoopla of the Super Bowl over, there is some commentary on the performance of The Who, playing their most popular songs, many of which also happen to be the theme songs of of the CBS shows in the CSI series. The most well known, perhaps, asks the question “Who Are You?”



She wrote: “Merry effin’ Christmas”

Dec 20th, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren
She wrote: “Merry effin’ Christmas”

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
A newspaper man in 1897 wrote those lines in what became one of the most reprinted editorials in the history of print. Francis Pharcellus Church, answered an 8 year old girl who wrote him asking:
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
“Some of my little friends say there is no
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A typical day – just another day in paradise

May 17th, 2009 | By Fritz Nordengren

One of the most common questions I get about living at Two Mile Ranch is, “do you ever get lonely?”  I’ve written Five Things You Should Know about Living in Solitude earlier on this site.
It’s a fair question. The idea of living alone in less than 700 ft. is a far cry from typical. Readers
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Five things you should know about living in solitude

Sep 25th, 2008 | By Fritz Nordengren
Five things you should know about living in solitude

Our friends over at Wise Bread post they wish to redefine retirement.  They write (formatting theirs)
Retirement [ri-tahyuhr-muhnt]: The act of retiring or the state of being retired; removal or withdrawal from service, office, or business.
You go to school.
You get a good job/career.
You work for forty years or so.
In the meantime, you find a soul
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