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Do you remember, the 21st night of September? I remember it all, and that’s why I’m here to recap the last month for you. Hard to believe we are already in October. 2023 has gone by so fast. Pretty soon, we will be getting ready for Thanksgiving, celebrating the holidays, and decorating for Christmas. SummerContinue reading “Goodbye September!”

Time to turn the calendar ahead to one of my favorite months of the year, October. I had a great vacation last week and didn’t have any trouble getting back into the groove. The first two nights were a little rough but after that it was smooth sailing. I don’t want to say too muchContinue reading “Hello October!”

Tuesday night, I attended my first online Toastmasters meeting from the comfort of my laptop. I ordered a webcam off of Amazon last week. Overall, the meeting was a success and this made all the difference compared to using my iPhone or iPad mini. I’m looking forward to my next online Toastmasters meeting. My optionsContinue reading “My Rollercoaster Ride in Life and in Toastmasters!”

I wrapped up my vacation on Monday and it’s back to Giant Eagle after a nice ten days off. Overall, I give my vacation a B+. It was great, but I feel there were things I wanted to do that I couldn’t. Regardless, this ten day vacation was very productive. At the start of myContinue reading “James’s Closet Cleanup for Fall!”

Happy First Day of Fall! Time to celebrate the change of seasons and the eventual change of colors on the trees. Did you go to the pumpkin patch or pick apples today? My week off is now officially in past peak mode. I checked my schedule for the next week and it’s favorable, plus IContinue reading “A Change of Plans!”

Only six hours left in Summer 2023! We officially welcome Fall (or Autumn) at 3am Saturday morning. In my travels yesterday and today, I started to see some reds and oranges on the trees. The best color will likely come around mid-October. Time to get started on those fall home improvement projects and schedule hayrideContinue reading “Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!”

We’ve reached Day 7 of my Giant Eagle Stay-cation, or about 6 1/2. So far, it has turned out good. I took time to get outside and walk at Twin Lakes. I’ll do the same today as I make my way to Mammoth Park. I watched football. I also got out of the house andContinue reading “Halftime of my Vacation”

My Giant Eagle staycation continued Sunday with a guest appearance at one of my old Toastmasters clubs. I belonged to Achievers from 2012 to 2018 before taking the 2018-19 Toastmaster year off and rejoining in the Summer of 2019. The club met in different locations every month and then settled on Blairsville from 2019 untilContinue reading “A Reunion Sunday”

This morning started out chilly. You needed something to keep you warm if you were going outside to do work. We performed the difficult task of closing down our swimming pool for the year. I only swam a number of times in the pool since I had so many other things calling for my attentionContinue reading “James and the Very Productive Saturday”

Hey sorry for the lack of new material, yinzers. I’ve been away from the blog for a little bit, but I am coming out with more content later this month. My Giant Eagle staycation has just begun and with more free time this week, I am able to write more blog posts. I have aContinue reading “It’s Been A While”