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Pathfinders Northern California was where I first got involved with the kids group called Pathfinders.

The problem with a 25-pound backpack when you aren’t even 75 pounds is that it’s difficult to hike with it strapped to you. Our plan was to hike several miles into the mountains & spend a couple of nights at the state park. I could not keep up.

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The book is available online #retireabroad #expatstories.substack.com #panamaretirement #Panama #Boquete #mexico #mexicoretire

The Land of Fruits and Nuts My dad’s father, Reginald Miller, was a character.

My grandfather exemplified the view of Gov Tim Walz that we should all “mind our own damn business” and stay out of other people’s lives.

Our world would not be so toxic with divisiveness if we remembered that we are all a little bit fruity or nutty

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The Christian nationalist pastor with ties to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth | CNN Politics Self-described Christian nationalist pastor Douglas Wilson is part of an ascendent group of Christian religious leaders finding influence among MAGA conservatives. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is...

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Doug Wilson is a “Christian Nationalist” pastor & “biblical patriarchy” proponent whose new DC church is attended by Pete Hegseth. Israeli-American Yoram Hazony—whose Thiel-linked “NatCon” conferences helped propel JD Vance’s political career—platforms Wilson & Wilson’s associates & admirers. 1/

The Land of Fruits and Nuts My dad’s father, Reginald Miller, was a character.

My grandfather exemplified the view of Gov Tim Walz that we should all “mind our own damn business” and stay out of other people’s lives.

Our world would not be so toxic with divisiveness if we remembered that we are all a little bit fruity or nutty

expatstories.substack.com/p/the-land-o...

#panama #boquete #mexico #covid #retireabroad #expatstories.substack.com

Summer Camp In the summer of 1974, in what was the best year of my childhood, I was sent to a weeklong summer camp in the mountains.

It was the silent paddling through the water in the late afternoons that I found most relaxing. Sometimes it seemed like we could go on forever through the trees and never come back

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Summer Camp In the summer of 1974, in what was the best year of my childhood, I was sent to a weeklong summer camp in the mountains.

It was the silent paddling through the water in the late afternoons that I found most relaxing. Sometimes it seemed like we could go on forever through the trees and never come back

expatstories.substack.com/p/summer-camp

Summer Camp In the summer of 1974, in what was the best year of my childhood, I was sent to a weeklong summer camp in the mountains.

#summer #camp #pinecrest

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#panama #boquete #mexico #covid #retireabroad #expatstories.substack.com

My book is now available on Amazon in ebook and paperback formats "Don't Let the Grass Grow Under Your Feet" #expatstories.substack.com

The Smithsonian removes a Trump impeachment reference from an exhibit. The label, added in 2021 to the National Museum of American History’s presidential power exhibit, has been taken down for “revisions.”

NBC's Ken Delanian confirming my reporting.

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report The president implied that the BLS commissioner, longtime federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."

Dear Leader doesn’t like being inconvenienced by the consequences of his incompetence. So he's firing the person who put together today’s jobs numbers. They will be replaced by a MAGA apparatchik who will cook up imaginary numbers more to the glory of Dear Leader.
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Wow

Weakest 3 months of job growth since 2020.

These people are going to turn me into a conspiracy theorist.

The Wedding The 1970’s were a time of cultural excess, all in full-color, vibrant double-knit polyester.

One of my dad’s younger cousins beat all of them in the incredible race to be over the top. Her event was the talk of the year (actually, it remained the talk of the decade at family reunions for years to come).

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The Daffodil House After quite a bit of unsettled life in early 1974, my dad found a job driving for a meat packing company in Eureka.

Our two-story rental was very close to the beach. The house was surrounded by a commercial daffodil farm. For large sections of the year, one field or another would bloom. I remember that house as being surrounded by a field of cheerful yellow blooms.

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The Wedding The 1970’s were a time of cultural excess, all in full-color, vibrant double-knit polyester.

One of my dad’s younger cousins beat all of them in the incredible race to be over the top. Her event was the talk of the year (actually, it remained the talk of the decade at family reunions for years to come).

expatstories.substack.com/p/the-wedding

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "He's caught red handed. He's in the files. We know it. Period. He's part of this cover up... You reap what you sow. He created this. He weaponized it. He's done it from the birth certificate on down... Too cute by half, and now he's caught."

The Daffodil House After quite a bit of unsettled life in early 1974, my dad found a job driving for a meat packing company in Eureka.

Our two-story rental was very close to the beach. The house was surrounded by a commercial daffodil farm. For large sections of the year, one field or another would bloom. I remember that house as being surrounded by a field of cheerful yellow blooms.

expatstories.substack.com/p/the-daffod...

If you say “I’m fine with immigration as long as it’s legal” or “I came the right way” but you’re not sounding the alarm over this, you’re lying.

A company says an employee was detained by federal agents during an immigration court hearing, despite being here legally with a valid work permit.

When you're homeless, you stay with family. #expatstories.substack.com

Among the Giants Living in the Redwoods

We ended up in the tourist village of Redcrest, home of “The Immortal Tree,” where my dad talked a family who owned some cabins into letting us stay in their largest unit for a few weeks.

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This is what you voted for⁉️

Detainees treated like violent criminals. Moved from cage to cage at 3 a.m. and sleep-deprived. Only 3 minutes to eat. Bathrooms three times a week. No towel to dry off after a shower and growing fungus on their bodies.

Listen to this once. Then listen to it again.