deliriouslove1970. The life & times of Gary and Denise Flanders. (Free and worth every penny. If you would like to compliment the editor, send to garytheflan@deliriouslove1970.com. If you would like to complain, call your mother.)

Music is such an important part of any Flanders’ life.  It is interesting how certain artists impress you and you remain ‘fans’ your whole life.  Denise and I used to listen to Leon Russell albums over and over.  After “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” we were hooked and loved everything that kooky Okie came out with.…

We spent the first part of the trip in Beijing with our dear sweet Chinese daughter Xinyi (remember, X is pronounced like “Sh”). We stayed in her apartment and she took us all over the capital city.  We also spent time with Xinyi’s good friend YU and our other sweet daughters Chen and Jing. Here…

I know I have been away from the blog for a long time. I have been involved in a course through the University of California to become a certified California Naturalist. The course was conducted by the Big Bear Discovery Center. It was a rigorous and fun college course. On Friday November 5th, I completed…

Scroll down to the video. Powerful stuff. http://www.upworthy.com/the-un-wants-to-help-refugees-in-an-incredible-call-to-action?c=upw1&u=25a2375f2982130d7700d6eafd1bfc779116def2

Great video. Scroll down and watch http://www.upworthy.com/these-hollywood-stars-want-you-to-help-them-save-the-day-this-november?c=upw1&u=ec899499c7653ca0d531333be1f90c5608f8df54

I took over 1100 pictures of our trip of a lifetime to mainland China.

From my good friend, Brett McKay, and his excellent website and podcast: “The Art of Manliness” here is great information on something that applies to everyone: Be a “Regular” Guy: Tips for Improving Your Daily Constitutional

Entry 13 The whole decade thing began with the beginning of my second decade.  I was born in 1950, now in 1960 life was about to begin to move very quickly and major things were in the imminent future.  My Dad somehow wrested control away from my Mom and he made some interesting decisions in…