Category Archives: Daily Life

Oooh, Look at the Stars!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Bill Kasal

One August evening, a former girlfriend and I took an air mattress and a couple of sleeping bags to The Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California.  I had missed our group’s party trip to see the Perseids Meteor Shower … Continue reading →

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Opening Day

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Bill Kasal

April 4, 2012 was Opening Day of baseball season and in the evening I found myself at a T-ball game at the local Little League Field.  The significance of going to a game to watch some five-year-old’s play the first … Continue reading →

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Tired of Getting it Wrong

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I’m just growing tired of getting it wrong.  Even as I write this, and contemplate how I’ll describe my thoughts to you, I’m getting pissed. I am frustrated and saddened by my inability to control my thoughts and feelings.  I … Continue reading →

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Proud to be an American

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Bill Kasal

Everyday, in many ways, I am reminded of the kindness of others.  While there are so many jerks in the world, and worse, the goodness of people is confirmed to me on a daily basis. Recently, a friend who had … Continue reading →

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No Exaggeration!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Bill Kasal

It isn’t usually good for anyone to use absolutes in conversation.  It is ineffective in arguments and, basically, does no good in any conversation.  Accusations like, “You always…” or “I never…” are rarely true and are not constructive in any … Continue reading →

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Offering Encouragement

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Bill Kasal

One of the coolest things about staying with my daughter and granddaughter is the opportunity to get to help, a bit, with Kaia’s academics.  Since she is only in kindergarten, I didn’t expect that to be a possibility.  But kindergarten … Continue reading →

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Still hanging on…

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Bill Kasal

Outside my window at Starbucks this moment are two Palo Verde trees in full Spring bloom.  Each Spring here in the desert, their yellow blossoms are one of my favorite sights. For those in the East, Spring is a sign … Continue reading →

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Living in the Moment or Destroying a Pee Chee Folder?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Bill Kasal

We don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are. ~ Anias Nin Thinking has always been my problem.  I spend most of my time thinking and very little of my time being.  And it is my … Continue reading →

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A Bowl of Rice

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Bill Kasal

It has become a cliché to speak of gratitude.  I think most wisdom has become a cliché in our modern, Western society.  I can still hear my mother’s words to me when I was younger to be thankful for what … Continue reading →

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Farewell, My Brother…

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Bill Kasal

Returned this morning from the funeral of Cathedral City, CA, police officer, Jermaine Gibson.  Officer Gibson was killed in the line of duty last week while attempting to apprehend suspects in a stolen vehicle. The man was not quite 29-years-old … Continue reading →

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An Evening with Friends

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I had a great dinner this past Friday evening with some (I hesitate to say “old”) friends.  But the topics of age, intermittent memory and aches & pains did come up quite often! We’d all worked at the same radio … Continue reading →

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A Young Man’s Dream

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Bill Kasal

For those of you who do not know my friend, Pat Michaels, I want to tell you a story about a young boy who had a dream… and pursued it. Back in the early 1980’s, I was the Program Director … Continue reading →

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The only thing I had to give

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Bill Kasal

The week before Christmas, my friend and I went to visit another who is in hospice care at the Veteran’s Hospital in Long Beach. Our friend was diagnosed with bladder cancer a few years back and, though he underwent surgeries … Continue reading →

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