So good that we’re having them for Christmas morning breakfast this year! Even the Professor liked them. Visually, they aren’t quite as attractive as you’d hope (gooey banana and gooey cheese look a little off-putting) but they are very tasty and easy to prepare. I plan to go to the deli counter for the thinly sliced ham next time so I can get longer slices that wrap all the way around the bananas...

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Can you imagine what you'd do if you had a failed knee surgery, breast cancer, Gardner Syndrome, and your beloved husband was diagnosed with Parkinsons all in the same year? Would you pull the covers over your head or instead, do something hairy and audacious? Something you've always wanted to do? Something on your It's Not Too Late list? My Teri’s Doing It! podcast guest,

Alenka Vrecek did. And then she wrote a book about it. She Rides is the story of a woman who struck back at bad news by taking a solo bike ride from Lake Tahoe to Baja California, a quest, if you will. She wanted to test herself and she did, along the way making some valuable discoveries, like happiness lies in appreciating the small moments in life.

And she's got a few things to tell you too. For one, get out of your comfort zone. Do It! And lots more.

https://TerisDoingIt.com

Though I’m no fan of losing leaves on the trees and the abrupt slide into winter, there’s just something about Fall on the Oregon Coast that I can’t wait for. Some of the best weather all year long happens then. The foggy days of summer are past and days are warm and nights are crisp. At night, light a fire in the fireplace, settle in to listen, and appreciate the sea doing what the sea does. The hard part about trying to find a place on the Coast that fits my bill is that it’s hard to tell IF I’ll really be able to see and hear the ocean and the tsunami signs in some of the low-lying towns make me nervous. I want a place right on (but not almost in) the ocean.

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I have a lot of things on my It's Not Too Late List. BBL & HALO laser therapy weren't on the list... until they were. I had an inordinate amount of pre-cancerous cells from sun damage, lots of pigmentation, and rosacea had made a ruddy mess of my face. When my dermatologist, Dr. Lindy Borton of Sun Valley Skin Center in Boise, told me that BBL (broadband light) and HALO (a fractional laser) could help, that got my attention.

So far, I'm six days post procedures. Before treatment day I decided to make a video of the experience - one with good lighting and honest feedback - to document it for myself and for anyone considering the same procedures. That’ll launch on my Teri’s Doing It! Podcast on October 1st.

I don't know what's on your list but for heavens sake, start checking things off before it's too late. Time is short. It may not be work you want done on your face. Whatever it is, Do It!

Jennifer Louden (because she started the list-thing!)

Bonnie Hough is a badass. She's been around the world five times and has visited a country for almost every letter of the alphabet. She's always liked to travel, but she didn't start out that way. Losing people close to her who valued following their passions was a catalyst, she says, and now it's just second nature.

Would you believe she traveled to the Great Barrier Reef from the Bay Area on a 4-day trip? Swims in the San Francisco Bay every morning at 7 am, and recently swam in 5 of the Great Lakes in the US? A retired attorney who worked for the State Bar, she loves to visit other countries' Supreme Courts and has an affinity for Frank Lloyd Wright houses (as does her partner Richard).

And best of all? She's got some advice for us about Doing It!

She's been called a "once in a generation leader" and truly, she is.Shawn Keough started working at the Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce years ago and has been at a day job for the Associated Logging Contractors for close to a quarter century. She was so effective that her constituents sent her to the Idaho Senate for 11 2-year terms.When she retired as District 1's state senator in 2018, she might have just retreated to spend time with her family and live a quiet, idyllic life on Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho. She didn't. When Governor Brad Little asked her to fill a seat on the State Board of Education she stepped back up. Shawn Keough has a passion for public service. Still.Join me as we talk candidly about how she got to Idaho years ago, her time in the Legislature, and the state of party politics in Idaho these days. And she's got some pretty good advice for anyone thinking about following their passion. Carpe diem!

In case you ever wondered what Teri's Doing, here's the answer in exactly 60 seconds!

And coming soon, don't miss my next podcast when former District 1 State Senator and current Idaho State Board of Education member Shawn Keough and I talk about her path to public service and the "once in a generation" leadership she's demonstrated.

We talk about the obstacles and accomplishments she's seen in close to a quarter century of public service, why she left the Legislature, what she makes of the "new Republican party" in Idaho (and elsewhere), on being called a RINO, and what she considers is every citizen's responsibility.

There's nothing like a cross country jaunt to inspire heart swells. Just back from a two-week trip back to Minnesota for a family reunion, I can't tell you how many times I was nearly overcome. Not just by family or sights, but by appreciation for my country. By road construction.

Dave grew up to be a big deal but that's not what he wants you to know. He wants you to know that you should be, you can be Doing It! yourself if you will.

In Part 2, Dave talks about his expeditions and many related-affiliations, and conveys his passion for life: for exploring and for helping kids growing up like him who have to decide if they will let others define them or decide for themselves.

Dave could have given up. Many times, others' actions and words told him he wasn't worth much, would never amount to anything. But he didn't give up. Instead, today he's a trial attorney who works for the biggest names in business and exploration and who is regularly sought out for his legal skills and knowledge on still-developing exploration (ocean and space) law. He's also an explorer himself, having been to the Titanic five times, recovered Apollo F-1 engines from the bottom of the ocean, and much more.

The odds weren't good that David Concannon would have made something of himself, but he wasn't listening. He didn't have a lot of champions but the ones he had made all the difference. From his grandfather to camp counselors and teachers, to writers like Tim Cahill these were those who shaped him, who helped him become David. Largely because of them, he refused to be limited by others' negative perception of his prospects.

In Part 1 he talks about how the dream of exploration was implanted in him and about meeting a special girl in Jersey who he lost track of for awhile but later married. He traces his educational trajectory and development as a lawyer and talks about working for a judge who had a hand in his becoming, as well.