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Author: Neil Peterson

Getting your thumb caught in the car door

March 28, 2023 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

It is one thing to get your thumb caught in the car door.  It is another thing to do something…

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Unusual Birthday Celebrations

February 26, 2023 Neil Peterson 8 Comments

Birthday celebrations take can take many forms. Birthday celebrations can take place in many locations. This past week I had…

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No Show

February 13, 2023 Neil Peterson 1 Comment

Have you ever had a scheduled appointment with someone, and the person does not show up?  A no show! And…

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Getting off the Grid

February 12, 2023 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

If you want to get off the grid, a popular spot to do so is Slab City. Slab City sits…

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Happiness Later in Life

February 8, 2023 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

Has anyone seen the movie Living?  I saw it this evening. I must admit that it brought a tear to…

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The Value of a Personal Note

February 2, 2023 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

Yesterday I had an unusual experience. Yet, it started out as nothing particularly special.  I stopped by my mailbox to…

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The Today Show — the 3rd Hour

January 31, 2023 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

Wow!  Yesterday morning my houseboat was featured on the 3rd Hour of The Today Show. Admittedly it was a brief…

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What Happened to the Energizer Bunny?

January 28, 2023 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

Yesterday Liz Andrusiak commented on my Argentine Tango post asking if I had energizer bunny batteries attached to me.  Well,…

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Argentine Tango

January 27, 2023 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

I am in the process of trying to learn the dance of Argentine Tango.  It is the most difficult dance…

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Wayne Gretzky

January 23, 2023 Neil Peterson 6 Comments

Yesterday I had the opportunity to get a picture taken with Wayne Gretzky.  Such a special moment for me. When…

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How Wonderful is Small Town America!

January 21, 2023 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

Once again I recently had the opportunity to experience how wonderful small town America can be. If you will recall…

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The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen

January 18, 2023 Neil Peterson 1 Comment

When you go to a film festival you see some great movies, some mediocre ones, and once in awhile a…

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Racist Trees

January 10, 2023 Neil Peterson 6 Comments

Film festivals attract me.  Over the years I have been to several – the film festivals in Toronto, Woods Hole,…

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Time with the Grandchildren

January 7, 2023 Neil Peterson 9 Comments

Over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays and celebrations I had the opportunity to spend some real time with a…

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Showering Outdoors

January 1, 2023 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

This may come as a surprise to my readers, but I take almost every shower outdoors! In fact, during the…

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Another View of the Fabulously Popular In-N-Out Burger

December 23, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

If you like fast food hamburgers, and for Californians in particular, the absolute favorite spot to go to is In-N-Out…

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A Really Good Morning

December 20, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

After my last blog, which was kind of a downer, I wanted to see if i could perk up myself…

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A Terrible Evening

December 18, 2022 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

Once in awhile one has a terrible evening.  I had one this past Wednesday. I had hoped for a wonderful…

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Key Lime Pie

December 11, 2022 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

You can’t visit Florida and not have a piece of Key lime pie.  It is the quintessential southern dessert.  The…

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Xmas Lights

December 4, 2022 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

Where are the Christmas lights?  Where are all the Xmas lights on the houses and apartments in every town, countryside…

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A Ford Mustang Convertible

November 30, 2022 Neil Peterson 9 Comments

I had an experience this weekend that brought back a lot of memories. I rented a Ford Mustang convertible.  Yes,…

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The Red-eye Flight

November 26, 2022 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

How many of us have taken what are called red-eye flights? Flights that leave late in the evening, fly through…

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One of My Most Memorable Pickleball Games

November 22, 2022 Neil Peterson 8 Comments

My last blog post focused on the best pickleball players in the world. This blog post will focus on those…

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Pickleball National Championships

November 20, 2022 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

Last week the National Championships of Pickleball were held in Indian Wells, California.  I was able to attend 4 days…

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the best restaurant in America

November 16, 2022 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

Where in the entire United States is the best place to eat?  Well, according to Yelp in 2018 the answer…

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Election Day and Veterans Day in the same week

November 12, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

This past week sparked a thought that I wanted to share with you. On Tuesday in the US we had…

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Powerball

November 7, 2022 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

Today, for the first time ever, I purchased a Powerball ticket.  Can you believe it? I have never done so…

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Halloween

November 1, 2022 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

Today is a such a special day.  It has become one of the most important special days of the year. …

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Catalytic Converter Stolen!

October 29, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

The noise was something that I have not heard before.  When I started my car some two weeks ago, the…

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More on Homelessness

October 23, 2022 Neil Peterson 1 Comment

This is my second post on homelessness.  The first one appeared on September 30, 2022.  The focus of the first…

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Mississippi

October 21, 2022 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

I spent the better part of the last week in Mississippi, primarily in Jones County and mostly in the town…

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Purple Cow

October 9, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

What, you may ask, is a purple cow? It turns out that a purple cow is the mascot of my…

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Trampoline Parks!

October 5, 2022 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

When was the last time you were on a trampoline? When was the last time you visited a trampoline park?…

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Homelessness — sooo frustrating

September 30, 2022 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

How frustrating can this be? Walking, cycling, driving or just standing on a street corner on the streets of Seattle,…

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Turtles

September 25, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

My recent visit to Mackinac Island in Michigan rekindled my fascination with turtles. The legend of Mackinac Island recalls that…

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What Goes Into A Sermon

September 20, 2022 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

Today I participated in a zoom session that was unusual, at least for me.  The zoom meeting was called by…

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Laying To Rest — Part II

September 18, 2022 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

At the same time I am watching the amazing ceremony surrounding the laying to rest of Queen Elizabeth II, I…

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Laying To Rest

September 16, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

If you are like me, you have been transfixed by the coverage of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The…

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Road Kill Cafe

September 15, 2022 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

Many of you have enjoyed some of my blogs about restaurants.  Well, I have one more for you that I…

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Kids

September 11, 2022 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

Yesterday I spent 6+ hours with 6 kids (5 girls and 1 boy) between the ages of 4 and 12. …

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Slowing Down

September 10, 2022 Neil Peterson 13 Comments

Slowing down is not really in my DNA.  I love to be active.  I love working on multiple things at…

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Minor League Baseball Games

September 8, 2022 Neil Peterson 1 Comment

The other night I had the opportunity to go to Cheney Stadium to see a Tacoma Rainiers baseball game.  The…

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Dogs — a man’s or woman’s best friend

September 5, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

We all know that dogs can be great friends.  And, of course we know that for the owner of a…

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National Cinema Day

Neil Peterson 4 Comments

Yesterday, September 3rd, was National Cinema Day.  Tickets to movies in 3,000 theaters and 30,000 screens across the country were…

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Alert! Potential Problem for Halloween

September 3, 2022 Neil Peterson 6 Comments

I know it is a little early to be talking about Halloween, but… I have stumbled across some news that…

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Takeaways from my trip to the American Midwest

August 30, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

My three-week road trip to America’s heartland has ended.   I hope you have enjoyed my writings as much as I…

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Homelessness in the Midwest

August 28, 2022 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

One of the shocking things to me during my three-week road trip in the Midwest is that I have not…

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You Can’t Beat This

August 25, 2022 Neil Peterson 9 Comments

Today something happened that I have never seen before in a restaurant anywhere. But, first, a little bit of background…

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Great Islands

August 24, 2022 Neil Peterson 8 Comments

Islands are something special. For me there is an allure to an island.  I am drawn to them. I am…

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A Great Summer Read

August 22, 2022 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

On a road trip there is a period of time almost every day when you are in the car driving. …

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