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Month: July 2016

THE BEAUTIFUL NORTHWEST & OUR FAMILY FISHING ADVENTURE

THE BEAUTIFUL NORTHWEST & OUR FAMILY FISHING ADVENTURE

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Sonora resort is located in British Columbia Canada's discovery islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland. It can be reached from Vancouver Canada by helicopter or on a  Kenmore floatplane from Seattle. A water taxi also connects on a daily basis from Campbell River BC. This five-star resort has swimming pools, an outstanding spa, indoor tennis court, hiking and biking trails, nature water tours, a basketball court, a theater, a library, and a game room along with other luxury features. This is a five…

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DONALD AND HILLARY

DONALD AND HILLARY

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I suspect most everyone is very tired of all the politics and hearing about politics. However, after watching last night's Republican convention talk by Donald Trump I can't help but express my fears about the presidential election from my standpoint as a Democrat.I think that most of the political issues that have been discussed and which were reviewed last night at the Republican convention and the talk by candidate Donald Trump relate to issues of values,  self-interest and survivorship. They…

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ARE YOU TROUBLED BY “ANTS”? RULES FOR POSITIVE THINKING.

ARE YOU TROUBLED BY “ANTS”? RULES FOR POSITIVE THINKING.

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A friend sent me an article by Dr. Daniel Amen who is a physician, psychiatrist and best-selling author http://ahha.org/selfhelp-articles/ant-therapy/  The title is "ANT Therapy." By that he means "automatic negative thoughts" or "ANTs." These are the cynical, gloomy and complaining thoughts that just seem to keep coming all by themselves. He makes the point that every time we have a thought, our brain releases chemicals with an electrical transmission going across our brain. Thoughts are real and have an impact on…

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MY MOTHER MARY THELMA BABAROVICH LUVERA

MY MOTHER MARY THELMA BABAROVICH LUVERA

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Early Friday morning, July 7th 2000, my mother Mary Thelma Babarovich Luvera, died in her sleep at the San Juan Care Center. Her death was not unexpected. After all, she was born on December 28, 1905 and was ninety four years old when she died. She had been in failing health for some time. Her passing was, in fact, a personal blessing to her as she had been ready to meet her maker for some time. Never the less, it…

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MY GRANDFATHER NICOLA LUVERA

MY GRANDFATHER NICOLA LUVERA

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My grandfather, Nicola Luvera died in Anacortes on Independence Day, July 4, 1956 after living more then ninety years. His story is one of courage and determination. After working in a slaughter house in Italy for twenty cents a day he decided to try to find a better life for his family in America. He managed to borrow money from relatives to sail to the “new world” where his relatives had found work. In 1902, he left and made his…

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