October 19, 2015
A horse is beset by hundreds of flies on a summer afternoon in the pasture. As best she can, she swishes her tail lazily at one after another to shoo them away. These little annoyances (trifles) don’t ignite an agitated response from the mare because she knows that this is just part of the game. […]
October 18, 2015
In a perfect world, with age comes wisdom. The more mature the person the more she sees trifles as small speed bumps that needn’t be catastrophized into mighty roadblocks. Monday is the best day to pause……and remember that trifles are inevitable…deal with it. Who knows…….if you succeed on Monday in keeping things in perspective, it […]
October 18, 2015
They met over thirty years ago while playing tennis at a south Denver tennis club. In the mid eighties, the group started a book club that continues to meet every six weeks. Teri…..a lifetime member of this select group and a terrific tennis player, approached a very young tennis pro after their last meeting. She […]
October 18, 2015
No trespassing……violators will be prosecuted! In 1967, these words meant little to a group of high school boys who loved to fish for trout. The Church Ranch sits just south of The Rocky Flats plant that used to manufacture the plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons. There was a rumor that the ranch had a hidden […]
October 17, 2015
This morning at 6:45 a.m., the two Alaskan malamutes that live a lob wedge from my back window sprang into action once more. They began their nearly daily howling contest. Most assuredly, anyone within two hundred yards was awakened to this canine symphony. Sometimes it’s 4:00 a.m…..or midnight……or 5:30 a.m. depending on their mood. Since […]
October 16, 2015
A very young man was driving into the South Suburban Golf Course parking lot yesterday when he noticed two women sitting on the bench at the 10th. tee box. He thought that they were waiting for their kids to finish the par three course because the ladies had no clubs with them. When the youngster […]
October 15, 2015
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, and highly challenged. For it is in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways and truer answers. M. Scott Peck
October 15, 2015
Mrs. Cathcart’s second grade class was dismissed at 2:35 p.m. on a postcard perfect day in Prairie Village, Kansas. Michael Beckstead purchased an ice cold Coca Cola at the Skelly’s gas station at the corner of Somerset and 75th. street. as the walk home began. Michael’s friends, Tom and Mike, were in a hurry to get […]
October 15, 2015
Today I’m flying low and I’m not saying a word I’m letting all the voodoos of ambition sleep. The world goes on as it must, the bees in the garden rumbling a little, the fish leaping, the gnats getting eaten. And so forth. But I’m taking the day off. Quiet as a feather. I hardly […]
October 15, 2015
On Thursday, The Pescadero Bird Watching Society had staked out a prime beach spot overlooking Half Moon Bay. In the distance, humpback whales were gorging on anchovies as Henrietta Hornbeck (Society president) issued an alert to the ten members scanning the nearby rocks for pelicans and assorted shore birds. ‘If anyone spots a loon, will […]
October 15, 2015
It was one of those moments when you are overwhelmed with the feeling of being blessed. It was a Saturday afternoon and I was raking leaves on the front lawn. Their colors—-yellow,green, red, and orange—-blended together perfectly. I marveled at the colors , and then I looked up and saw my two –year-old daughter’s face […]
October 15, 2015
I believe in you. How easy it is to let those words rise from our heart, over our lips, and into someone else’s heart. I believe in you. How powerful those words are in turning someone’s life around and helping them to believe in themselves again. I believe in you. Oh, the light that just […]
October 14, 2015
Grant graduated yesterday and his parents hosted a terrific party today. He is heading to Waco, Texas and Baylor University in the fall and will undoubtedly earn his Master’s Degree in Finance by his 25th. birthday. The young man has it together and is one of the most polite and goal oriented grads you’d ever […]
October 13, 2015
What is your doubles IQ? Do you play the percentages and play smart from the back court and play like THE SHARK at the net? Is it a surprise when you make your first serve……or… a surprise to opponents when you have to hit a second? Serena Williams only holds one ball when she steps […]
October 13, 2015
I’d like to look into your eyes and tell you that this nightmare will vanish in the morning or take you on an ocean cruise……in hopes that cancer couldn’t follow If I could, I would take you to the happy, carefree places of your youth…. to the hideouts where sunshine and laughter ruled the day […]
October 13, 2015
What do grandparents find so incredible about their grand kids? In part, they help them see the world with fresh eyes and leave behind the fossilized eyes. They remind them that the silly side is so much better than the same old same old side.
October 13, 2015
A man was driving east on Dry Creek Boulevard yesterday after meeting with his podiatrist about a foot repair later this month. Nearing Arapahoe High School, the man’s car was involuntarily turning right for Yogurt Land when a senior citizen in a 1972 Red Tempest ran a stop sign and nearly crashed into the fella […]
October 13, 2015
Very often, the events in children’s lives seem, to them, to carry much more weight than they should. An unkind word or look can upset them for an entire day or more. This exercise from Linda Graham can help them with clarity and realizing that ‘this too shall pass.’ Fill a clear glass with water, […]
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