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A few of my thoughts and memories:

• Whitewater rafting- Lehigh River (PA) and then again in the San Miguel River (CO).  That's enough.  I don't have to do that again.
• Wyoming- I went dog sledding in Jackson Hole. It was cold and beautiful.
• Washington- a beautiful state to visit. Seattle is lots of fun and so are the San Juan islands.
• Washington, DC- This is always a fun place to visit.
• Wisconsin- 2018- it snowed heavily the whole time I was there so I didn't get to see much of it.
• Walt Whitman- I know I am supposed to love his works, along with all those other writers of his time. But they just don't interest me.
• WWW- Wide World Web- it took me too long to get on board with the internet.
• Wine- no thanks, I prefer beer.
• Wind- I love the sound of wind.
• Wild West- a myth that does not interest me.
• Wiseman, Alaska- 2007- sitting above the Arctic Circle, this is a dismal place to live (in my opinion).
• Wildwood, NJ- not a fan.  It's too damn crowded.
• Woodrow Wilson Library- VA- I didn't know much about this guy before I visited his library and I've forgotten everything I learned at the library.  I guess the guy didn't make an impression on me.
• Winnipeg, Canada- I have a trip planned for here soon.
• William- my nephew and partner in watching Harry Potter movies.
• Whitney Houston- I saw her in concert in the midst of her drug problems and she was terrible.
• Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me- one of my favorite radio shows.  I went to a live taping in June 2017 in Philadelphia.
• West Chester, PA- my new hometown.
• Wings- yes, I like to eat chicken wings but they can't be spicy.
• Water Ice- a favorite summer time treat.  I love the cold sensation of the favored ice.
• Whiskey- I can't drink it.  I think it tastes awful.
• World Views- I have a lot of them.
• Winter- I can handle it just as long as I am properly dressed.
• Winter Ales- some of my favorite beers.
• World Citizen- that's how I view myself.
• Women's Empowerment- my mission in live.
• Will Power- I could use a little more.
• Weight- I could shed 20+ pounds.
• Waking Up In The Morning- always a trauma for me.
• Will. I. Am- A New Day- he wrote this song the day after Obama was elected President.
• Winter Gear- coat, gloves, hat, scarves, boots, multiple layers, ear muffs (sometimes) and a bad attitude.
• Wanderlust- I have it.  I always have to have a planned trip in front of me.
• Weight lifting- I should probably get in to this as I get older.  I don't have to lift a lot of weight but I should do something to protect my bones.
• Work- Nope, not me. I don't report to work anymore. I retired in 2010 the I hit 55.
• Wedding Crasher- I found myself in the middle of a ceremony in a church in St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Wheaties, the breakfast of champions but not for me.
• Winslow Homer- one of my favorite artists.
• Wildlife-  I am in awe of wildlife and could watch wild animals for hours at a time.
• Walmart- I hate this store and I shop here all the time.
• Woodpeckers- one of my favorite birds.
• Wheat Bread- I hate it.  I know it is better for me than white bread but I hate it.
• Watermelon- I only like it in the summer.  But I can't stand how it drips down my arm.
• White Privilege- it took me too long to understand this concept.
• Wimbledon, England- I got in here for free.
• Waiting For Godot- I saw the play on Broadway and it was boring.
• Winnebago RVs- I want one.
• Wasting food- I was never allowed to waste food as a kid.  Now I travel to third world countries so wasting food is hard from to do.. Consequently, I would rather overeat than waste food.
• “We all need contrast in our lives.” Lone Traveller by Anne Mustoe
• Without Religion- that's me.  Organized religion seems crazy to me.
• Watching TV- I don't have a TV.  I haven't had one at all as an adult so I don't watch a lot of TV.
• Wilmington, DE-  I like to go to the Grand Opera House and Jaye's house.
• West Virginia-1964-  my family went to a dude ranch here for a week in Falling Waters.  It was great fun.
• White Hair- I don't dye my hair so it is turning white but it is taking too damn long to turn all white.
• WAWA- a convenience store worthy of a daily visit.
• Winslow, Arizona- there is a song that references this town and I recently drove through it.  I can't remember the song but the tune keeps running through my head now.
• Walkman- 1983- I loved my portal cassette player.
• Waddling- my preferred walking pace.
• Willow Trees- these tress always remind me of my grandfather.  We would stay under a willow tree and see him off on the bus as he left our house.  Now, every time I see a willow tree, I think of my grandfather.
• Whitefish Lodge Spa- October 6- Montana- An 80 minute facial, a 15 minute puffy eye treatment, soaking in the hot tub, lingering in the steam room, a big, comfy robe, a salmon BLT sandwich, a cool pint of beer and two friends. Life doesn't get any better than this.
• Woodbine Avenue, Philadelphia- I grew up on this street.
• Wynnewood, PA- my grandparents had an apartment here, about 2 miles from our house.
• Wedding Officiant- I do secular weddings.
• Williamsburg, VA- I loved it as a kid.  It was a bit boring as an adult.
• Wendell Sea- Antarctica- this water is so cold that a person who falls in to the water only has 4 minutes to survive this fall.
• “We miss you as the dry, cracked earth misses the rain.”- Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
• Williamsport, PA-  I lived there from 1981- 1984.
• Worry- I can spend way too much time in this bullshit.
• WIBG- Wibbage Radio Station- my first radio station when I was a kid.
• WFIL- 56AM- top 40 hits only.
• WMMR- 93.3 FM- this station played rock and roll before anyone else did.
• WXPN- 88.5, the station that I listen to now. They play singer/songwriters.
• Watergate Podcast recommendation- Slow Burn.  
• When A Man Loves A Woman- Marvin Gaye- a great Motown song from the 1960's.
• William Kennedy- USA writer.  he writes about bums and low-lifes and his stories are deep and sad. He is, in my opinion, a modern Steinbeck.
• Winter storms- I like the moment of the blizzard.  I like watching the snow take over the land.  I like that moment when I realize it has stopped snowing and the brightness of the snow glistens under the street light.  And then the next day, I hate the inconvenience of it all.
• Weyerbacher Brewery- PA- it gets very crowded on the weekends.
• Water- it can save you and it can kill you.
• Women's March 2017- Washington, DC- this day was just a healing moment for me. Here were thousands  and thousands of people who thought just like me.
• Women's March 2018- West Chester, PA- though not as fulfilling as the march in DC last year, it was nice to be part of a smaller but equally committed group of people.
• World Academy for the Future of Woman (WAFW)- this program is in China and Nepal and I teach here from tome to time.
• “Who are these people from my past?  How have they managed to slip from my memory?  And if I cannot identify them, have I lost a part of myself? This led me to wonder, as Beckett would” who, then am I?”-  The Pleasure of Their Company by Doris Grumback
• Warblers- I am a birder and great birders love to spot warblers and travel the toward to find them.  Good birders can distinguish them after it is pointed out to them.  Even if I look in a guide book, I can't distinguish them from finches.
• Wandering Across America- Wanderingthroughamerica.blogspot.com -A Consistent Goal- I travel a lot. At this point in my life, it seems as if I am on the road, going somewhere, about 30-40% of my time.  I am always packing for the next trip and making some sort of arrangement for the trip after that. There is a lot to see in this vast world and I want to see it all.
• Wandering Through the World-  another blog and another goal.
• Wasted Moments- I have wasted a lot of m moments in life, too many precious moments and I wish I could get them backs that I could do more constructive things in my life.