Erin’s Journals

Monday, February 24, 2025

Just a thought… Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. [Denis Waitley] “It’s just a game,” he said. “It’s just a day,” I said. In the end we were both wrong, but here’s how our 37th anniversary went horribly, wonderfully awry. As I’ve shared, I’m in Palm Springs, California ’til

Rob WhiteheadMonday, February 24, 2025
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Monday, February 17, 2025

Someone wise said, “Friends are the family you choose.” This Family Day I choose to celebrate with my dear longtime friend Allan Bell, and so I’ll blog again next week. May your day be filled with warm thoughts and happy moments.

Rob WhiteheadMonday, February 17, 2025
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Monday, February 10, 2025

Just a thought… Individually we are one drop, but together we are an ocean. [Ryunosuke Satoro] I figured, since the day of hearts is this week, I’d open my mine to you about another kind of love: the sort that has a more sterile name, but can be just as filled with hand-holding, tear-wiping and

Rob WhiteheadMonday, February 10, 2025
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Monday, February 3, 2025

Just a thought… Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. [John F. Kennedy speaking in Ottawa, May 1961] I want to come home. I envision driving into Canada at the BC/Washington State border, then pulling over to kiss the cold ground.

Rob WhiteheadMonday, February 3, 2025
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Monday, January 27, 2025

Just a thought… True friendship resists time, distance and silence. [Isabel Allende] I’m taking a week off journalling this week, and I hope you’ll understand. My bestie Lisa Brandt arrived safely and drama-free on Saturday (last year, you may recall, she was without her suitcase for three days while it “found” her). Tonight we head

Rob WhiteheadMonday, January 27, 2025
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