tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post4270953217443138169..comments2024-02-21T04:05:50.404-05:00Comments on The Beggar's Blog: Rowing Across The PacificBill Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16101525260347714309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post-51727037956024531492009-09-06T18:48:32.720-04:002009-09-06T18:48:32.720-04:00Honestly, I think it takes a few years to be able ...Honestly, I think it takes a few years to be able to recognize adventure when it comes along. I'm just now saying this for the first time, by the way. When we're younger, it's easy to mistake excitement for adventure. They aren't necessarily the same thing, though adventure can be exciting. But reaching beyond our capabilities, expanding our horizons, taking steps into the unknown, all of these things require some maturity to be experienced in their fullness. It's like having a sufficiently developed taste for wine in order to appreciate how a 1972 St. Emilion differs from a 2009 bottle of Gallo red table wine. It takes some experience to enjoy the difference. And three cheers for Miss Lillian, as well!Bill Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101525260347714309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post-29051935868012884842009-09-06T17:29:12.630-04:002009-09-06T17:29:12.630-04:00I used to think that, when I reached A Certain Age...I used to think that, when I reached A Certain Age, stability and peace would set in. Well, whittling ducks, as Bruce the Smarter and Nicer Spousal Unit says, didn't happen, and the older we both get, the better adventure sounds. We only have one life and a few vocations, and they deserve the best effort we can give them. <br />Peace and blessings this Labor Day to my role model Miss Lillian Carter, President Jimmy's late, great mom, who joined the Peace Corps at 67.EHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257031379237071891noreply@blogger.com