Tag: books
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VERANDA VISTAS #7
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly, and without fear for newer and richer experience.” Eleanor Roosevelt In my last post of January 17, 2026, I mused briefly about imaginary lines. We had recently crossed the equator, and I noted how unceremoniously the event…
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VERANDA VISTAS #6
Somewhere between Christmas Island and the Equator, I met Thor Heyerdahl. Not that he made a physical appearance, but I encountered his essence in the above quote. I was so startled by his words, that I had to sit back in my chair, and breathe a moment. In that moment to breathe, I held the…

