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Big fella

June 30, 2017

A very young cowboy met Ronald this morning. His owners say he’s the sweetest bulldog they’ve ever had. Weighing in at seventy pounds, Ronald is as friendly as they come. A word to the wise…steer clear of his tongue unless you’re wearing a rain suit.

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Perspective

June 30, 2017

Your day was going along just fine and then Kaboom…everything seemed to go up in smoke. If the animal kingdom teaches us anything, it’s that things could be a whole lot worse.

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Rhythm

June 30, 2017

My wife thinks it’s preposterous that bears have rhythm and can dance. She knows that I’m lacking in those areas since 8th. grade dancing lessons were fruitless.

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Belief

June 30, 2017

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come. Peter Ustinov

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Close encounter

June 30, 2017

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart. Pope John XXIII

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Foolish

June 30, 2017

Even the animal world wonders about the judgment of our tweeter-in-chief.

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Gusto

June 30, 2017

You are either all in or why suit up.

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Laughter

June 30, 2017

“If we took what we know about the medical benefits of laughter and bottled it up, it would require FDA approval. Laughter can lower blood pressure, trigger a flood of endorphins – the brain chemicals that can bring on euphoria and decrease pain, and enhance our immune systems.” Dr. Lee Berk

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Jackpot

June 29, 2017

To a youngster, the first day with a new pet is sort of like winning the lottery.

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Take good care

June 28, 2017

Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Dallas Willard

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Purpose

June 26, 2017

There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why. William Barclay

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Branded

June 24, 2017

Eleven year old Amy was having the time of her life at The Cheyenne Frontier Days. Her best friend Molly had asked her to join their family for a three day weekend trip. They loved the music of Rascal Flatts and marveled at the bravery of the rodeo stars who dared to mount the wild […]

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Dusk

June 24, 2017

Why do we fish at sunset? Let’s see…the biggest trout are on the prowl and the scenery is beyond spectacular.

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Ooops!

June 24, 2017

Marsha Bledsoe is a 34 year old mother of two who loves her dog Thunder and jogging. Oh…and her husband Rob and the kids. I never knew her until last Monday. While practicing my fly casting on a pond nearby, Marsha appeared from no where. My size 18 Black Widow had just completed its back […]

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No worries

June 23, 2017

There are some days when you feel carried along by an invisible force…like your feet hardly touch the ground and nothing could go wrong. Why is it that children feel this way so much more often than we do?

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Colorado

June 23, 2017

The ninety-five plus days this week have been a bit oppressive in Colorado. How fortunate we are to look forward to fall in just a few short months. As you can see, autumn in the mountains is take your breath away beautiful.

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Hector

June 23, 2017

Andrew just learned that frogs and toads do not give people warts. He couldn’t be happier and has resumed training Hector for the annual frog leaping contest in Pensacola later this summer.

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The sea

June 21, 2017

A friend said she feels that the ocean is far more impactful than the mountains. I tend to agree. The soothing sound of the waves speaks to the soul. It is as if they’re saying: ‘Go slowly…breathe deeply…pay attention. Just as there is no hurry up in me…there needn’t be such busyness in thee.’

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Home at last

June 20, 2017

Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day. Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not […]

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Ouch!

June 20, 2017

‘No, no, no, silly…the coach said to keep your eye on the ball.’