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To each their own, spirit

To each their own.

Live and let live.

Live and learn.

Dear Son, our habits equal our results.

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Live and let live, spirit

angels
An angle getting his wings? Sanibel Island for 3+ decades.

Live and let live.

Kinda like loving your neighbor as yourself.

People will love differently than you.

People will love better than you.

People will love worse than you.

People will like how you love and care.

People will dislike how you love and care.

Through it all, remember this mantra…

Live and let live.

Insight: This is what you want others to do for you as well.

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Live and learn, spirit

Ttwo bikes, honeymooning in Victoria, British Columbia
Two souls, two bikes, honeymooning in Victoria, British Columbia
two people bicycling in the mountains
Had we never taken that bicycle honeymoon trip, we’d never have that story to tell to ourselves.

Live and learn.

You cannot expect to succeed if you are not willing to fail.

No journey in life will take you where you think it will take you.

Some journeys are better than expected.

Some are worse.

The key to avoid regret is to take as many journeys as you can.

Live.

And learn.

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Let’s make “SYDK” a category, spirit

screen shot of a blog's categories list
Glacier runs third on the other websites too.

Dear Son, you don’t know this but i’ve been telling mom, years before you first heard it, “No great idea starts out great. You need ‘dumb’ ideas to get (the thought-party) started.”

As you can see in the photo above “Dear Son is the second highest used category with 500 posts.

“Quotes” is tops with 807 posts.

There isn’t a close third.

Who knew?

Not me.

Not until five minutes ago.

Signed, March 28, 2026.

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Shit you didn’t know, spirit

child with puppy
My goal in life is to become the kind of person these two think i am.
family of three in swimming pool
One grand daughter and two great grandsons, among Grammy’s many fine accomplishments.
Celebration of life for Scott Patrick Milligan
Dear Son, the flower and seed pod came from your yard, the seeds are the healing gift. Photo: At a Disney Institute colleague’s funeral.
Mother and Son on Disney Dream Cruise Ship
Our son has grown about a foot in the past two years.
Noel family volunteering Thanksgiving Day
We began this three holiday morning tradition the year before our son was born.
Subway breakfast
After the run, a father/son bicycle trip for a Sunday Subway breakfast.
Runner's shadows
Father and son running for their lives.
10 grade XC runner
Three days ago he had multiple reasons to quit, but he finished anyway.
child with butterfly net
Photo of our Son, 2004.
Catching a spider indoors
Our Son inspires me to not kill bugs. Here’s a spider we caught indoors and released outdoors.
18th birthday
Seeing our son reach 18, here, marked my 18-year bead jar promise.
High School Seniors
While i missed being there Saturday night as our Son and his friends had dinner at our home, i remain content for being at all the other dinners they’ve shared at our place. After dinner, they went to Universal Studios for Grad Night.
High school father and son
Parents weren’t invited. i asked school officials if i could grab a quick photo. They said yes. Nice photo bomb, Jackson.
tiny baby spider
Chapin released about 20 tiny baby spiders into the backyard from our enclosed pool deck.
Give Kids The World event with Lee Cockerell
One of the Keynote Speakers is in the background. Bought two VIP tickets so Chapin could hear Lee Cockerell speak.
Disney's Castaway Cay
After lunch, Chapin returned to the ship.

Dear Son,

Shit you didn’t know…

How could you?

You were just a kid.

What you didn’t know is…

How being your dad inspired and guided everything i did (and why i did it)…

Mom is Catholic.

i was Lutheran.

Told your mom, “You’re more Catholic than i am Lutheran and i don’t think God cares, so i’ll turn Catholic.”

i began RCIA (Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults) shortly before you were born.

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