Early blogs by Dorine Andrews
Raghauler Journal
2016 – 2018
Cruising is like playing outfield in baseball — long periods of just being and waiting, generously sprinkled with moments of sheer terror and joy.
Sixties Shorties
2009 – 2016
I jumped into the decade, refusing to let time and creeping age limit my adventure for living.
AI is not the Monster
Artifical Intelligence is not the monster. It’s your pal, the internet search engine you need to watch out for.
Zooming with Ukrainians
Support Ukrainians without putting your feet to the ground. The ENGinprogram.org's mission is simple—Helping Ukraine Speak to the World.
What is adventure?
When 41-year-old Kirsten Neuschäfer, won the 2022 Golden Globe Race, a sailing race, a single-handed global circumnavigation, my heart skipped a beat.
Shift Post Script
June 2023. For the past 12 months, writing a sympathy note was agonizing, but creating a blog post was impossible. I was brimming with ideas, scenes, events, and stories that jumped about in my head like corn in a popper—
Shift 5: Lesson Learned
May 2023. The first, and subsequently only, Pilates session didn’t go well. I was astronomically dumb trying to bend at the waist. The surgeon said I could do anything I wanted, right? Not exactly.
Shift 4: Oops!
February 2023. My left ankle turned, launching my body across the pavers. I assured everyone that my back was okay …
Shift 3: Taking root
January 2023. Each day was an unending maze of projects, each scribbled on a yellow Post-it and taped to a kitchen cabinet door, our official to-do list.
Shift 2: Pain in the back
Lower back aches erupted beyond their usual level of ignorable annoyance. Wretched pain now blasted down my left leg and up my back when I moved.