Michael Kennedy
On Living a Better Life
Three mentors and clues they left behind Q: What is a blessing? A: Approval, Encouragement, Grace Imagine if you could sit with a council...
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Michael Kennedy
- Nov 21
- 3 min
On Gratitude
"The root of joy is gratefulness... It's not joy that makes us grateful; it's gratitude that makes us joyful." ~ David Steindl-Rast It's...
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Michael Kennedy
- Nov 16
- 2 min
Is it Beautiful?
Special Delivery from our Olympic Valley Post Office 96146 Living in Olympic Valley, CA comes with consequences. You may not know it at...
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Michael Kennedy
- Nov 11
- 3 min
We've Got Awe!
High up on Granite Chief Trail, above Olympic Valley, are large, imposing Junipers and Bristlecone Pines. Like tall and majestic...
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Michael Kennedy
- Nov 2
- 4 min
The Hero Within
It was an early, bone-chilling-cold morning, and the Lake was calm under the rising sun. All the boats in the marina were facing in the...
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Michael Kennedy
- Oct 24
- 2 min
Critics Get To Be Right
Optimists Get To Win Billy Major (GBR) You see him out there. He's the one in the bleachers eating a hot dog, drinking a beer, and...
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Michael Kennedy
- Oct 22
- 3 min
What's the Big Idea?
One way to flex your idea muscle “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ~ Carl Sagan Q: What is creativity? A: The...
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Michael Kennedy
- Oct 14
- 3 min
In Search of the Unexpected
Embracing Creativity in an entirely different way If you are skeptical and never expected to be inspired by art in its natural form, this...
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Michael Kennedy
- Sep 29
- 2 min
The Haunting
A hike up a hill with a ghostwriter It's strange. So strange. It's very strange to me. As I look out my window I'm drawn to the mist...
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Michael Kennedy
- Sep 26
- 2 min
The Seduction of Lake Tahoe
"Thereby, it seemed, all was to be achieved if somewhere I had a hideaway and a refuge, if I knew of a retreat safe and quiet, with a...
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Michael Kennedy
- Sep 23
- 1 min
Ruffing It: The Dogs of Olympic Valley
It's in their emotional honesty, the way dogs study us - our fears, our courage, our love - that makes them our best friends and among...
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Michael Kennedy
- Sep 10
- 3 min
The Pen is Mightier Than the Keyboard
Brig. Gen. "Bud" Anderson signing his name on a P51 Mustang at Truckee Tahoe Airport The evolution of a vanishing art: Handwriting Email...
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Michael Kennedy
- Sep 3
- 3 min
Absorbed By Olympic Valley
"There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star." ~ Henry David Thoreau It wouldn’t make much of a difference if the road were...
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Michael Kennedy
- Aug 31
- 1 min
Under the Juniper Tree
And the meaning of life Here is a poem, my view of the world, As I saw it one day under the Juniper Tree. Without warning or notice of...
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Michael Kennedy
- Aug 29
- 3 min
Tell Me A Story
William James wrote that in childhood, experiences are novel and distinct but in adulthood "each passing year converts some of this...
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Michael Kennedy
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Wooden Boats & The Roar of Perfection
Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance 2023 The 49th annual Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance / Mahogany Madness at its Best. This year showcasing...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jul 28
- 5 min
What's Your Blade of Grass?
Where to turn when all is lost "Your life is your life. Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission. Be on the watch. There are ways...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jul 23
- 1 min
Three Things I Wish I Knew 15 Minutes Ago
There's something waiting for you... so turn the page. Jump in a Lake. Climb a tree. Sit by a waterfall. Hike a hill. Fly. Schools,...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Creatures of the Sky
For aviation lovers and the curious alike "Flying says to us: Don’t tell me who you are by letters after your name, a list of...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Beyond Excellence
There was no denying that the daylight was rising with the irresistible force of the solar system behind it. In these moments you feel...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jul 8
- 2 min
To the Illustrious Ones
"The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it. The...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Get it. Capture it. Absorb it.
“Wherever you are, be there! Be there to absorb it. Take a picture if you can. Take pictures in your mind. Let your soul and heart take...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jun 25
- 1 min
When Angels Dream
"Exuberance is Beauty." ~ William Blake Lake Tahoe makes you come alive. It's a gift to the spirit, a seduction of the senses, a place...
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Michael Kennedy
- Jun 23
- 5 min
Call of the Canyon
"Here is magic." Have you ever been told to take a hike? Well, I've got the perfect place for you: Shirley Canyon in Olympic Valley. What...
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