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Serendipity

Hardship & Loss, Motivation & Perseverance, Personal Journey · May 15, 2019

Serendipity

Serendipity

Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally stumbles upon something fortunate, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated. It's like: Who hasn't used the fun, bouncy, cartoon transferable ball of putty in their lifetime? In 1943, James Wright invented Silly Putty while …

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Personal Journey · November 28, 2011

Adventure Day 6

South Beach, FL I'm writing this, sitting on my balcony, enjoying the night breeze and a glass of Cabernet. We haven't quite made it to the Keys...Do you have anyidea how FAR Key West is from NY? Though our minds were set on Key West, our eyes spotted the white sandy beach of Miami, so we …

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Personal Journey · November 24, 2011

Adventure Day 1

Adventure: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Escalade. Its 13 day mission: to explore strange new lands, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no married couple has gone before...stuck together, no reservations, no destination...in search of …

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