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I was determined to put aside some weekends for us to get out of town with our camper and enjoy the great outdoors that Cheryl and I are so passionate about.It’s not that we’re such social butterflies, but sometimes you just need to pencil in on your calendar some get-out-of-town-for-a-weekend time. Occasionally, it takes a wake-up call like getting the news that a close friend dropped dead in midstream of the rat race. News like that reiterates what we already know, but often forget in our day to day lives of work, chores, politics and family.I believe we all have a date with eternity and there’s no sneak preview for any of us when that day or moment will arrive. I say, “Live like it’s your last day on earth, because it may be.”    The word “camping” is now written in the date squares of our calendars on our fridge and at work for various weekends that we’ve set aside to get away.   We set a date and...
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