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As summer revs up I keep seeing notes from people who are traveling thither and yon. A recurring theme is “it doesn’t compare to ___” (fill in the blank).

My question is, why should any place, or anyone for that matter, be required to compare to another? We never find happiness looking for what’s not there. Happiness comes when we choose to enjoy life to the fullest wherever we are at the moment.

Wherever you travel, or live, or work, enjoy that place for what it is. And if you don’t like it for what it is, get up and go. But my bet is that if you look hard enough for the good, you’ll find more than enough to love.

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Snakes really aren’t my thing. So when I had the “opportunity” to hold this monster, my gut reaction was “blech!”

My husband on the other hand was thrilled to let this python twist around his arms. Brian (my husband) has owned a number of pets that I would kill (or demand that someone else kill) rather than cage… spiders, snakes, scorpions and the like. I don’t consider those creatures pets; to me they’re creepy, crawly threats.

But it’s not very often that I have the chance to hold a snake of this size. Thankfully.

On this particular day, Brian, my youngest son and I were coming home from San Antonio, Texas. In New Braunfels, we passed the roadside snake farm. Having lived in the area for almost two years, we’d driven past the giant sign decorated with alligators and snakes a number of times. Because none of us were quite ready to end our weekend excursion, we decided to check out this weather-beaten attraction. Read the rest of this entry »

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