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OMG! That Monkey’s Back

My cat, Tiger climbs aboard my back while I'm draped over an easy chair. Exposing my weight gain of late.
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The cute monkey on my back is my cat, Tiger. The damned monkey on my back is compulsive overeating. I’ve struggled my whole life, yada yada, with eating and binge issues. Yada Yada, because I don’t really feel like writing about it AGAIN. But last year I lost, or should I say, misplaced, 20 pounds […]

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Ep 0010 – A Bike Camera POV Adventure to Ostrich Land USA

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Mark and I plan to capture our bike ride from Buellton to Solvang with my new POV action cam. We stop at Ostrich Land USA and have an adventure feeding the Ostriches. I interview other ostrich feeders and manager, Blake Fowler about the history of Ostrich Land USA. I muse at the pool about body image and the importance of adventure. Song of the week, Transference by Kids on Bikes

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Ep 0005 – Home – part 2 of 3 – Solace, Twitter and Bo Bice!

Bo Bice Tweets to Adventure Laurie
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Part 2 of the Going Home series, all episodes of the series also stand alone. I explain during my morning walk along the shore of Puget Sound how I find solace when the sad parts about coming home surface in my heart. As a Twitter newbie, I’m thrilled when my all-time, favorite singer, Bo Bice, tweets me back! Song of the week Banana Bike by Dot Wiggin Band

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Ep 0003 – Bikes, Camera, Action! Plus free music

Laurie and Mark on the boat at Lake Tahoe prior to the bike race
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Mark and I talk about the first time we went to a bike shop and were told we were “too fat” to ride bikes, hah! I get a bike helmut POV camera with mic. Hear an audio snippet of my first recorded bike ride as I huff and comment up a big hill by the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Song of the Week Whisper by Stray Dogg

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Ep 0002 – Voice-overs by friends and family. How about you?

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My friends, Linda and Noreen risk recording voice-overs for Daily Adventure Tales, and bravely reveal their process. Mom teaches me about Skype with an unforgettable duck joke. How you can add your voice to the show.

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