December 25, 2017
There was a new priest today who celebrated Christmas Mass. He was excellent and warmly received by the overflowing crowd who was there. A very young cowboy decided to arrive early and checked out a neat little book from the library entitled The Shepherd’s Prayer by Richard Barry. It was amusing that he cited the […]
December 24, 2017
Just before 10:00 a.m., we spotted him. Sailing effortlessly against the backdrop of the mountains west of Denver, he seemed to own the valley we were fishing in. An hour later, we saw him again and the eagle looked like he was going fishing too. Trout need to be extra wary in these hills. Eagles […]
December 24, 2017
It’s come to this, Broncos fans. Gilligan’s Island reruns are actually way more entertaining than this season’s lackluster team. Oh well…it’s only football.
December 24, 2017
Merry Christmas everyone! May you be content in this day and the joy it brings.
December 24, 2017
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 * How is it that Isaiah wrote about the details of the first Christmas day more than seven hundred years before it occurred?
December 24, 2017
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from old, from ancient days.” (Micah 5:2) * How many people know that this Christmas prophecy was penned more than seven centuries […]
December 23, 2017
It’s that time of year again. I hear my wife talking on the phone with Laura about the annual trip to Cabo. This year, their group of six will include a seventh member. Due to the increasing reports of violence south of the border, The Ta Ta’s have invited Helen to join them. No one […]
December 23, 2017
Imagine this…you’re miles above the earth and you’ve been chosen. Yeppers, you’ve been selected as the first astronaut to fly untethered away from a space capsule. Sure, you are wearing a propulsion pack that’s passed every test…but wouldn’t your heart rate be about 600/400 with the first step into the unknown? Bruce McCandless passed away […]
December 22, 2017
Trae Young is the highly touted freshman point guard for The Oklahoma Sooners. A very young cowboy watched a highlight tape of him last night and could only say, ‘oh my!’ You know he’s something when the announcers and fans sitting court side just break out laughing as he drains another thirty foot jump shot. […]
December 21, 2017
Oh, how a very young man misses those pheasant hunting trips to Kansas and Nebraska. In hindsight, there are snippets of conversations that give one perspective. Like this one. ‘Tom, how far is it to Leoti, Kansas?’ ‘Well, as close as I can figure, it’s a twenty-two beer trip.’ One could easily posit that hunting […]
December 17, 2017
My wife and I were in Phoenix in 1984 to watch The Fiesta Bowl junior tennis tournament. There were players from many states and plenty of them had sectional and national rankings. At one of the clubs, we noticed a crowd of spectators watching a 10 and under boys match. We decided to have a […]
December 17, 2017
Navy Chief Bill Doyle has spent the last eleven months on military assignment in Africa…his sixth deployment serving his country. Mrs. Doyle is very creative and knew he was coming home for Christmas. She contacted management at The Colorado Avalanche to see if a Star Wars…The Last Jedi promotion might be entertained. The Avs loved […]
December 16, 2017
We read the report online but thought it might be ‘fake news’. The piece mentioned that daily consumption of diet cola could result in dramatic physical changes over time. After seeing these two friends today, we’re switching to cranberry juice light. * A very much younger cowboy had a 10:30 appointment with a fella named […]
December 15, 2017
How cool is this? A successful businessman wanted to make a difference in Beaumont, Texas which was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. He surprised homeowners and Christmas shoppers by greeting them and presenting them with crisp $100 bills. Then, he took it a step further. He gave police officers one hundred bills so they could present […]
December 15, 2017
There’s nothing wrong with a staring contest now and then. Just use good judgment when you pick your opponent. Photo by Dave Irey
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