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Journal of the Gray Wolf

Going The Extra Mile-and-a-Half

1/3/2021

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Don’t believe everything you see on T.V.
Television portrays the real estate business as a beach-front, McMansion, GQ dressed kind of business. Maybe that’s the way of things in the Hamptons, but in Montana it can get a little closer to mother nature.

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Merry Christmas- One Year Later

12/24/2020

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The other night was exactly one year in our new house on the mountain. This morning we woke to see a small herd of elk standing on the hill above the house. I don’t remember that ever happening in Monroe, NY. What else is different one year later?

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Not Bored Yet

12/2/2020

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My long-term plan had always been to retire at 60. It didn’t work out. It took me until I was 62. People said I’d be bored. It turns out we are all as busy as we want to be.

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Was This His Worst Day or Best Day?

11/13/2020

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The direction of life can change in a second. One minute you’re driving down the road, the next minute you’re sitting in the snow bleeding while gasoline drips from your overturned vehicle.


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Community

11/2/2020

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​It was something I didn’t know I missed until I found it.

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Walking the Dog

9/28/2020

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​Back when my son Brian was a senior in high school, maybe 16 years ago, he volunteered for a while at the Monroe, NY animal shelter. He and a friend would give the dogs some attention and take them for walks. That’s nice, I thought. Then he wanted to bring one home.

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Protecting the Homestead (?)

7/29/2020

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Last winter I convinced Kathleen we should get a dog to help protect the new homestead. She wasn’t crazy about the idea but we ended up with a large, black dog of dubious heritage. This morning I was convinced he had fulfilled his mission and chased away an A-list predator. Now I’m not so sure.

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Searching

7/1/2020

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It’s an uncomfortable fact that not everyone lost is later found. Sometimes the mystery lingers.

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Ain’t It Cool When You’re Pleasantly Surprised?

6/24/2020

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With all the negative news flying around its easy to have low expectations. It would be easy to just assume disappointment. Between COVID, protests, melting glaciers, fill in the blank, it would be easy to feel down in the dumps and wonder: ‘What the heck is going on!’ Maybe because of all of this it seems extra special to be pleasantly surprised.

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Expanding Your Comfort Zone

6/9/2020

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I like being safe and comfortable. I like eating good food and watching a good movie. But sometimes you need to jump out of your comfort zone and expand the horizons of your experience.

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