http://dynamic-polarity.com Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:01:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just had a conversation with someone, and my thoughts turned to the dating scene. If you've read my blog, you know I am a widow after 28 years of a really good marriage. So it has been 30 plus years since I had a date. So I thought I ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/10/06/i-told-you-my-mind-meanders/ Many of you know that I am going to the World Masters Games in Sydney in October. Mostly, when people ask, I have told them    "it is the like the Olympics for old people" I figured I might as well stop being a smart-ass ( if only for a moment) and explain ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/10/03/the-world-masters-games/ I played on an amazing high school basketball team. We were very successful as a team, and in all my years of playing and coaching, I never again experienced the "magic" of a true team. Even though I have moved around all these years, most of the gals still live in ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/10/03/basketball-at-the-games/ The story of my  hometown High School Voyaguers. Basketball team going to the  World Master's Games has become a bit of a human interest story in my hometown.  CTV is doing a feature on the team...a reporter has been following them for a couple of weeks, and today was the ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/10/03/the-voyageurs/ This trip has been in the back of my mind for three years now. And now, it is three sleeps away. You'll know that I am not much of a planner... my go south and turn head east  trip last year ended up being a head south and turn west trip. ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/10/03/mapping-australia/ I have SO much to do to get ready for my Trip to Australia. I'm going to be gone a couple of months, and that takes some planning. I SUCK at planning. So I decided I'd better make a bunch of lists. a packing list...a list of contacts,a list of reservations and ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/10/03/making-a-list-checking-it-twice/ I really wanted to pack light for this trip. So me, being me, I researched it on the net. I found the definitive source and that is onebag.com This is the kind of guy who could travel around the world with a single bag! How wonderful would that be? No lost luggage, ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/10/03/one-bag-or-so/ http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/09/15/my-happy-zen-place/ That's what they call Canadians who  try to escape the frigid winters. That's what I tried to do this winter...I mostly succeeded. But where I failed...I failed spectacularly. I had spent the whole "detour" toodling around the southwest US...nice and warm there...so my wardrobe was pretty much shorts and shirts....one pair ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/07/23/a-snowbird/ So, I spent the last few days watching the Masters Tournament...and cleaning my balls. Wait...that sounds SO wrong ;-) I Googled "how to clean your golf balls"...and the results were...amusing. From regular soap and water...to denture tablets, to using the washing machine ( and softening your jeans at the same time), to bleach, ... http://dynamic-polarity.com/2009/04/13/the-masters-2009-and-dirty-balls/