Rob and Ashlee's Collage Barrage: May 2026

WORDS TO LIVE BY...

"To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield"

- Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1833

"live deep and suck out all the marrow of life"

- Henry David Thoreau, 1845

"Some guys, they just give up living

And start dying little by little, piece by piece

Some guys come home from work and wash up,

And go racin' in the streets"

- Bruce Springsteen, 1977

"...to the heart, there's no time for you to waste.

You won't find your precious answers now

by staying in one place"

- Frank Turner, 2009

"The best things in life aren't things

They're living and breathing"

- Michael Franti , 2011

"Well, this world is ours while we are in it
Grab a hold of my hand
And we can take it
Together, our lives are just one passing minute
It could be gold, if we make it"
- Jay Buchanan, 2012

"We've got these times of our lives

Let's take this time to let it show

'cause these are ours.

These are ours!"

-Justin Furstenfeld, of Blue October 2013

"I owned every second that this world could give,

I saw so many places, the things that I did"

- Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, 2014

"No cash in the bank, no paid holidays

All we have, all we have is

Gas in the tank, maps for the getaway

All we have, all we have is time"

- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, 2014

Days go by, Get out and see the world, Days go by, Get out and see the world with your own eyes - Brett Dennen 2021

All written content and photos by Rob Fulfer unless otherwise indicated.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Let's Do That Summer Thing Again!

Sunday, May 25 - We got home from our trip to the tropics only to find the tropics had invaded our back yard thanks to a lot of rain while we were gone. Our two-year-old calla lily in the backyard by the patio was booming with blooms. Top that, Costa Rica!!

Monday, May 5 - Let's get our hungry, hungry hippo on! After only a day of rest from our trip, the super hostess with the mostest, Ashlee, dodged most of the forecasted rain to throw a darn good Childhood Games Partay today on Memorial Day. It also served as a milestone birthday party for three of our friends: Brenda (60); Wendy (50) and Lisa (50). It was a hoot and a holler with this giant version of human Hungry Hungry Hippos blown up in our backyard as the crowning achievement.

We had great themed food (Sloppy Joes, Hamburger Helper and Beanie Weenies), cakes for all three birthday girls and tons of throwback candy. Note that these no longer say "cigarette" on them.