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What I did on my summer vacation

30 Aug 2010

Since I’m starting school today (in Chatham’s Master of Arts in Food Studies), I thought it an appropriate time to explain what I did this summer that kept me from blogging. I co-wrote this book:

You wouldn’t think a little 48-page book could monopolize my time so, and yet it did. But I’m happy with how it [...]

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Ralph O. Boldt (5/25/18 – 7/27/2010)

11 Aug 2010

After a long life filled with family, professional success, travel and golf, Ralph O. Boldt passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones in Carlsbad, CA. Ralph was a Naval Air Pilot during WWII and served for 30 years as a Trustee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of San Diego County. Many will miss his entrepreneurial spirit, [...]

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Waiting.

26 Jul 2010

My 92-year-old stepfather Ralph entered hospice care this past Thursday. For the last six months, as his body was deteriorating, he’s been saying that he’s ready to go. He’s lived an incredibly full life, with his health only beginning to fail once he hit the age of 90 (he didn’t even retire until he [...]

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Julie Long is a freelance writer and published author, and a writing coach, presenter and workshop leader. Her manuscript Maharishiville was named semi-finalist in the James Jones First Novel Fellowship 2007. Read a sample.
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