I recently joined the 21st century and paid for a premium subscription to Spotify. I’m a Gen Xer. That mean’s I’ve long resisted paying for anything online that I can get for free. However, I think that’s a 20th century mindset. Even though I get frustrated with paywalls there are products that justify the money. […]
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Written by Elizabeth Clark
Tri-County Wildlife Center (TCWC) is a wildlife rehabilitation center. We take in almost any wildlife, except big game wildlife. Our busy season is from about May to August. Most of our animals are songbirds, skunks, opossums, raccoons, and birds of prey. Our basic function is to rehabilitate the injured and raise the young until they […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
About two weeks into the challenge and I find myself pressed for time. I had a plan in mind, but the execution isnāt quite right. I am either hyper focused on the goal or I get completely wrapped up in work, family, etc and time is flying by. I tell myself its just an adjustment […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
A good self-improvement book is grounded in core principles and makes an impact. Impact is the key word Iām throwing out to yāall. You know what else makes an impact? A gut punch and a kick in the rear. A memorable self-improvement book should kind of feel like that. I love the scene in Kingdom […]
Written by Phillip Debord
It was my pleasure to spar with some of the black belt candidates on Saturday. Elan, Lucas, Jake, and Matt all demonstrated the heart, skill, and willingness that black belt candidates should possess. I enjoy being pushed myself and they did that. As a coach this year, I feel some of the same concerns I […]
Written by Phillip Debord
Over the weekend I attended our in-school “absolute” tournament! It was a really good experience, and it was a great little test run before my final black belt test. How an “absolute” tournament works is you are put with a partner and you have top perforce kata, who even wins that gets a point, then […]
Written by Lucas Grant
āA man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.ā ā Charles Darwin A common archetype in myths and fairy tales is the bridge troll. In these stories the troll guarding the bridge demands a toll from the hero before they can cross it. Sometimes itās a ferry […]
Written by Phillip Debord
This week concluded my trip to Juneau. My dad, aunt, uncle, and I chartered a salmon fishing boat on our last full day up here and spent the first half of the day on the water. It was not what I was expecting at all and it was super fun. The fishing rods were on […]
Written by Cooper Riegel
I spent the last half of this week in Juneau, Alaska with my dad, aunt, and uncle. We had a long day of travel mostly due to a 3 hour layover in Seattle. We are spending 5 days in Juneau along with most of my extended family on my dadās side for my second cousinās […]
Written by Cooper Riegel