Come on Summer!

6/9/2025 When it comes to weather and climate here in South Texas, my thinking used to be that we have perfect weather about seven months each year and about five that are just too frazzlin' hot! But not anymore... A conversation with my son, William, started my thinking to change. He was spending most of the summer here at Base Camp and doing a good bit of running. One afternoon when he got back from…
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Too Much Information!

6/7/2025 I remember thinking when I was 10 laying winded and beat up on the hot concrete beside the wave pool at Wet N' Wild just a couple of minutes after being sure that I was about to die, "Well, dummy, stay out of the deep end and you'll be ok." Because when it wasn't too deep, the wave pool was great. And in a few minutes I'd be back, dipping my toes in. And…
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Life Integrated

6/6/2025 Ever hear of the phrase work life balance? It reminds me of another phrase, leave work at the office. What's behind these ideas, and do they lead to good advise? That's what I'm pondering this morning. The first thing that comes to mind is a competition between work and life. I'm not sure what is meant by life. Is it everything that's not work? I'm assuming that what is meant by work is a…
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