October 28, 2018
Memories are the treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely. Becky Aligada
October 28, 2018
It seems that us humanoids get set in our ways as we age. Perhaps dogs can teach us a lot about pure unadulterated fun and how to shed the shackles of conformity. Click arrow to see great video.
October 26, 2018
There are no certainties in life. Sometimes you’re on top and next thing you know you can’t make it over the bar or struggle to finish. Hakuna Matata…No Worries! As Dave Harary writes in his excellent book…Unlocking Greatness, ‘Real life is messy. It’s inelegant. And no one is perfect. You have been blessed with a […]
October 21, 2018
A very young cowboy was reading a book this week that addressed gratitude. The author suggests waking in the morning and being mindful of four things you are thankful for. The process is the same the next day except you choose four different blessings to be mindful of throughout the day. In thirty days, you’ve […]
October 21, 2018
Somewhere around my tenth of thirteen surgeries, it dawned on a young cowboy that nurses in the surgery prep room are kind and efficient but often missing in the humor department. I vowed to change that and liven up the atmosphere a bit. It worked like a charm. I mean who in their right mind […]
October 21, 2018
Well…fall will be exiting stage left before you know it. Halloween is right around the corner and Heaven knows that Thanksgiving is not far behind. Pretty soon Christmas lights will be adorning houses everywhere. Wise is the one who cherishes the memories of autumn…and who has used their camera to keep those images alive.
October 21, 2018
We went to see the new movie First Man last night. You know the story of Neil Armstrong taking the first steps on the moon in 1969. The movie is definitely worth seeing. An interesting aspect was the extremely dour personality of Armstrong. It was as if the smile factor had been deleted from his […]
October 19, 2018
A very young cowboy learned a new word today..’motherese’. It is used in the enlightening book entitled Your Playlist Can Change Your Life. The book posits that music not only profoundly influences young children but people of any age. Back to motherese…it means ‘the singsong ways parents speak to their children before and after birth.’ […]
October 17, 2018
Genius us is a word often linked with inventors, and athletes, writers…and musicians. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, John Lennon and Leonardo da Vinci are a few that come to mind. When a very young cowboy heard Eva Cassidy sing Over The Rainbow, the word popped into my mind immediately. Hope you appreciate her […]
October 9, 2018
‘Winning is not the 99% of preparation; winning is that extra 1% that it takes to be better than everyone else.’ Rose Long Winner of The Collegiate Cycling National Criterium after recovering from a devastating collision with an SUV where she suffered a collapsed lung, a serious brain injury, and broke most of the bones […]
October 7, 2018
“At last the lake burst upon us–a noble sheet of blue water lifted six thousand three hundred feet above the level of the sea, and walled in by a rim of snow-clad mountain peaks that towered aloft three thousand feet higher still! As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon […]
October 6, 2018
He and his bigger sister, Sunny, arrived Thursday morning. Sammy never made eye contact and immediately hustled upstairs where the dark bathroom would be his sanctuary for the next seventy-two hours. Breakfast and dinner still need to be delivered to him as he will not respond and come downstairs to eat. His owners said that […]
October 6, 2018
You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. Walter Hagen
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