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Sabbatical Announcement

This coming Monday (7 Sep 2009) marks the 8th anniversary of my wife’s passing, and I will be on sabbatical for the entire week to honor her.
The first 2 or 3 years after Vickie died, I felt a need to take the anniversary week off … I didn’t want to pretend to be into my [...]

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Thank You All, Very Much

I have been so engrossed in computer problems the past few days that I did not realize until yesterday that Keener Living had a 2-year anniversary this month.
This realization came to me through a very nice email from someone who had read my ebook, and was inspired by the section on The Big Picture (addresses [...]

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Rest In Peace Dutchess

Dutchess spent much of her life as my late wife’s dog, almost always at her side, often sleeping in the bend of Vickie’s knees at night. When Vickie passed away, I of course kept Dutchess and our other two dogs, Booger and Bouncer. But keeping three dogs, and trying to manage the jealousies between them, [...]

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My Seventh Annual Sabbatical

Sunday 7 September 2008 marks the 7th anniversary of the passing of my wife Vickie Lynn Keener. As has been my practice since 2002, the first anniversary, I am taking a week of sabbatical.
The first sabbatical was one I absolutely needed. I took it because it would not have been right for me to have [...]

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A Couple of Lessons from Retirement

Almost two years of retirement has taught me a couple lessons. Even if you are not retired, these lessons may have some value for you, too.
Not Eating Well
The first lesson is one that surprised me a great deal: how easily we can get nutritionally out of whack, and how quickly it can devastate you.
No doubt [...]

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