Should be breaking ground by Friday

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Cooper is the third yellow Lab we've had in 29 married years

Over Christmas, as I drug the old blow-up pool to the road for trash pickup, it hit me. Now or never. Can’t wait another year. Before you know, our 11 year old will be grown. We have a few good years before high school is over, maybe seven.

And I figured nearing 53, it wouldn’t be selfish to build an in-ground pool in central Florida, especially considering we’ve been here almost 30 years.

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PS. Have you ever been a late bloomer on some of life’s luxuries?

My address is Orlando, but it really should be Disney World

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Orlando, Florida - home sweet home

We live as far away from Orlando’s iconic Lake Eola and new The Amway Center (lower right) as you can get and still have “Orlando” as an official postal address. We sit next to Walt Disney World – it was our goal when we permanently relocated here in 1984 to be within five minutes of Cinderella Castle.

What’s the point? Flying home yesterday (and taking this photo), I took solace in accomplishing a major life goal. Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

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Inspiration Only Lasts A Short While. A Few Hours At Best.

Helping save a life is very inspirational

This link will take you where jeff noel suggests you go right now. It’s the “We Are Marshall” pre-game speech. Haven’t seen the movie, but want to, based on this clip.

What Baby Boomers at midlife can take from this has the potential to inspire us for another day. That’s all inspiration lasts – a few hours maybe. A whole day if we’re lucky.

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To Never Tire Of The Basics Means Spending Time Every Day On The Things That Make A Difference

The basics...child's play really

Some are nurses. Some accountants, or cooks, teachers, laborers. Truck drivers, artists, farmers, scientists. Some are street sweepers. And all endeavor to do their jobs even as Michelangelo painted.

Some are bloggers. Everyday. Inspired. The basics. Life’s Big Choices.

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Never Get Bored With The Basics. Ever.

The most important thing to remember about walking is to simply do it, a lot

I, jeff noel, do not write for the casual observer. And I don’t write for the wishful thinker. I, jeff noel, do solemnly swear, that I write for the few, the outliers, the ones who believe in the power of their dreams – for those among us who never tire of the basics. Ever.

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