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Lawyers At Sunset
I read an article in the Texas Lawyer yesterday: The Graying Tsunami: As Baby Boom Lawyers Reach 65, More Choose to Work Into the Sunset “In the past 10 years, the state’s over-65 lawyer population has grown from 8 to … Continue reading
Posted in Antidepressants, BigLaw, Canada, Depression, Early Retirement, Lake Superior, Ontario, Photography, Practice of Law, Retirement
Tagged Antidepressants, Attorney, Attorney at Law, BigLaw, Canada, Chipmunks, Depression, Early Retirement, Gitch Gumee, Lake Superior, Lawyers, nature, Nature Photography, Ontario, Overachievers, Photography, Practice of Law, Quitting the Law, Retirement, Retirement from the Law, Sunrise, Sunset, Sunsets, Tom Petty
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Operation Non-Legal Eagle
This bird is lucky. He is not a legal eagle. He is a Bald Eagle. A non-legal eagle. One day, I aspire to emulate this bird; to also not be a legal eagle. I’ve become a bit obsessed about this … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Day Sober Challenge, 4 Percent Rule, Attorney, Bald Eagle, BigLaw, Birding, Birds, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Great Bear Rainforest, Lawyer, Nature, Photography, Retirement, Sobriety
Tagged 4 Percent Rule, Attorney, Bald Eagle, BigLaw, Birds, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Great Bear Rainforest, Lawyer, nature, Photography
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BigLaw Blues
This week, I bring you the Vermilion Flycatcher. I photographed this bird in Tucson last March while I was there on a lawyer boondoggle (also known as continuing legal education). At the time, I thought I’d photographed a Scarlet Tanager, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Birds, Law, Lawyer, Nature, Photography, Sobriety, Tucson, walking, Wine
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Alcoholism, BigLaw, Birds, Digital Photography, Digital single-lens reflex camera, law, Lawyer, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, Photography, Scarlet Tanager, Sobriety, Tucson, Vermilion Flycatcher
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Trifecta
Today, I bring you a different trifecta than the trifecta I usually write about—three more back-yard birds: I love the gorgeous blue ring around the dove’s eye. If you click on the photo, you’ll see what I mean. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Birds, Lawyer, Nature, Photography, Sobriety
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Alcoholism, Birds, Gold Finch, nature, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Sobriety, White-Winged Dove
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Sobriety is a Yawner
For today’s back-yard birding photo, I bring you the Blue Jay. Larger than most bird-feeder birds, Blue Jays are noisy and aggressive. They’re also fairly comedic and fun to watch. You’ll notice this Blue Jay had lowered his crest, which … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Birds, Cooking, Health, Insomnia, Nature, Photography, Sobriety, Wine
Tagged Alcoholism, Antidepressants, Back-yard Birding, Birds, Blue Jays, Grief, Health, healthy-living, Lightroom, nature, Nikon D3200, Photography
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Thinking (and thinking) About Drinking
Yes, I am totally getting the hang of Lightroom. I figure if I bring you one image a day, I’ve got enough to last many lifetimes. So eventually, I’ll have to step it up and share several images at once. … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Birds, Ditching Cable TV, Finance, Frugality, Nature, Photography, Sobriety
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Alcoholism, Back-yard Birding, Birding, Birds, cardinal, Digital Photography, Finance, Frugality, Internet, Lightroom, mental-health, nature, Netgear C300, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Retirement, Sobriety, Technology Hardware
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
I’ve been worried about myself. My weight continues to creep up. I’ve been drinking two to four glasses of wine (or gin and tonics) nearly every evening. Sometimes more on the weekends. Walking, yoga, and meditation have been sporadic. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Abusive Relationships, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Birds, Body Love, Death and Grief, Dementia, Depression, Domestic Violence, Elderly Parents, Family Business, Getting Unstuck, Healing, Health, Intervention, Lawyer, Living Life, Meditation/Mindfulness, Mid-Life, Nature, Photography, Sobriety, walking
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Abusive Relationships, Alcoholism, Birds, Death, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Depression, Grief, HAES, Health, Health At Every Size, healthy-living, Lightroom, mental-health, Narcissism, Narcissist, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Sobriety
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Waiting to Exhale
I posted a status on Facebook last night at around 8:30 pm: “Almost. Just a few more hours. I’m not going to say anything more, lest I jinx us.” Which apparently was enough to set off a giant sobbing jag. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Rescue, Cats, Great Bear Rainforest, Photography, Travel
Tagged Alcoholism, Animal Rescue, animals, British Columbia, Cats, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Lightroom, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Spirit Bear, Stray Cat, Stray Cats, Travel
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Right here, right now.
I’ve been avoiding the page for the past two weeks because I haven’t wanted to deal with life head on. The year anniversary of the death of my brother was a couple of weeks ago–March 25. I took the day … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Flowers, Grief, Hiking, Nature, Photography
Tagged Alzheimer's, animals, Death, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Dementia, Goats, Grief, Grieving, Health, Hiking, Llamas, nature, outdoors, Pedernales State Park, Photography, Texas Bluebonnets, Texas Hill Country
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Introversion, A Character Defect?
“Get your nose out of that book and go outside and play! You need some fresh air,” my mother would say. I’d go begrudgingly, where I’d sit in the front yard and pet the cat. And steal glances at the … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Cats, Death and Grief, Introversion, Mid-Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Tulum
Tagged aging, animals, Birds, Cats, Death and Grief, Finches, Gold Finch, Grief, Introversion, Mexico, nature, outdoors, Pelicans, Photography, Travel, Tulum
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