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Continue reading →: Your First Tournament- suggestions for a beginner playerI have heard players say that they don’t feel good enough to play in a tournament as though there is some formula or standard they have to pass. I think that this is an unnecessary barrier. There is no objective test that says once you’ve done “x” now you can…
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Continue reading →: November in the Pollinator Garden- Prepping for winterAs I write this, we’ve been having wonderful fall weather. The nights have cooled. The days are getting shorter. We’ve had our first hard freeze. Hopefully you’ve had your sprinkler systems blown out, and you’ve brought in your summer season garden hoses. Autumn is my favorite season (here in the…
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Continue reading →: October 2025 Road Trip – Caliente, NevadaWe stayed one night at the Shady Motel, in Caliente, Nevada. We wanted to visit because we’d heard about the historic Caliente Railroad Depot, and we wanted to see it for ourselves. Caliente is also not far away from the Cathedral Gorge State Park, and the Kershaw-Ryan State Park. The…
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Continue reading →: October 2025 Road Trip – Kershaw-Ryan State ParkWhile we stayed in Caliente, Nevada, we decided to visit the Kershaw-Ryan State Park. (We had already paid to visit the Cathedral Gorge State Park, so we had access to this park too.) The park brochure describes this park as an “oasis in the desert” and they are right. Natural…
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Continue reading →: October 2025 Roadtrip – Cathedral Gorge State ParkOn our way to Caliente, Nevada we decided to explore Cathedral Gorge State Park. We bought a day pass which was valid for other state parks within that 24 hour period. The topography reminded us very much of the Badlands- vegetation free slopes, dark bumpy spots of cryptobiotic soils, and…
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Continue reading →: October 2025 Road Trip – Great Basin National ParkAfter competing at the Huntsman World Senior Games, we explored Great Basin National Park. Despite closures due to the government shutdown, we enjoyed the scenic drive and serene Hidden Canyon Retreat.
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Continue reading →: October 2025 road trip – Parowan Gap PetroglyphsWe traveled from Abbey Inn to Parowan Gap, Utah, discovering intriguing petroglyphs and a unique geological formation. The area offers accessible, protected Native American art amidst beautiful surroundings.
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Continue reading →: Huntsman World Senior Games 2025
It was my third time competing in this year’s Huntsman World Senior Games, held each year in St. George, Utah. The competition is an international multi-sport event featuring over 30 different sports, including “my” sport, table tennis. Athletes 50 and over are eligible to compete. The games promote healthy and…
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Continue reading →: Table Tennis Tips for Adult Beginners
I started playing Table Tennis during the pandemic. I always knew it as “ping pong” but table tennis is an Olympic sport with very strict rules. Ping pong is that fun game you play in a bar with friends, and you are relaxed about the rules. I took up this…
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Continue reading →: Finding your creative sweet spot
I once spent an entire afternoon trying to write, and after three hours I’d written seven words. I wasn’t staring at a blank page, I was revising, because writing is revising. What was the cause of such low productivity and how do you find your creative sweet spot? There’s no…
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