February 25, 2019
You’ve probably seen news reports with pretty alarming pictures of sink holes in Florida. It occurred to me that people should be on guard for ‘conversational sink holes’ that can put a damper on your day. Will Bowen is a pastor in Kansas and wrote a best selling book called A Complaint Free World. In […]
February 25, 2019
A very young cowboy has taken author Julia Cameron’s advice and writes Morning Pages each day. They are three pages of streaming thought and the habit is a great way to start the day. Every morning, a part of the writing centers on gratitude and looking beyond the daily, inevitable trials and inconveniences that flow […]
February 23, 2019
Dustin Johnson is not just the best golfer on the planet, he is an amazing athlete. He’s atop the leaderboard again in Mexico City leading Rory McIlroy by four shots heading into the final round. The panel of commentators were describing his technical prowess and how he is so far above other players in many […]
February 17, 2019
Well…The NBA All Star game remains the farce it’s devolved into in recent years. With at least 15 uncontested dunks in the first six minutes, the accompanying picture seems very appropriate. C’mon guys. ** Note to NBA commissioner…awarding players on the winning team $100,000 has not worked. I mean that’s basically chump change for these […]
February 17, 2019
Horses lend you their power, which helps when you’re trying to heal. The moment you’re on a horse, you’re bigger, stronger, more powerful, more beautiful. Rupert Isaacson
February 17, 2019
Wendy’s message at church today was about marriage and family. She did a terrific job comparing married life to a couple being shipmates on a boat…sailing upon seas that are often turbulent. The fella to my right is hoping that next week’s message is on addiction…as he didn’t hear a word that Wendy said because […]
February 17, 2019
There is a term in flyfishing called mending. An angler ‘mends’ her line when the current is pulling the fly downstream and creating drag. One expert instructor encourages people to imagine that their line is moving down a sidewalk and that it drifts down into the gutter. He teaches to just lift the line up […]
February 16, 2019
Over the last fifteen years or so, I’ve come to really enjoy country music. If you loved Take me home country roads by John Denver, this video of various artists will be hard not to watch in its entirety. Enjoy. Click on arrow and then scroll to second arrow.
February 15, 2019
During a televised women’s singles match this week, a commentator praised a player for ‘digging in her heels’ and playing error free tennis. What would ‘digging in your heels’ mean for you? ** refusing to go too big too early in a point ** shrugging off a double fault and making four first serves in […]
February 7, 2019
A legend left us last week. Irv Brown…maybe we should call him Mr. Everything. He was a husband, father, outstanding high school and collegiate athlete, coach, revered sportscaster and talk show host, and terrific college hoops referee with an encyclopedic memory of all things and players in Colorado sports over sixty plus years. Irv’s enthusiasm […]
February 4, 2019
Wowser…Gladys Knight gave a splendiferous/memorable performance of The National Anthem before The Super Bowl yesterday! Most people believe the game was a ‘yawner’ with about as much excitement as a segment of The TV show Jeopardy and that the halftime entertainment with Maroon 5 and friends was absolutely forgettable. Thank goodness for Gladys Knight!
February 2, 2019
When you view this photo at contact…’the moment of truth’, ask yourself if the master had turned his hand over milliseconds before striking the ball…what chance would he have had to clear the net. The truth is that the young (well coached) girl in Tennis Terminology no doubt looked just like Roger at the critical […]
February 2, 2019
I cringe when players say they’ve been coached to produce ‘over spin’ on their ground strokes. The phrase unfortunately sends the wrong message to the wrist and forearm…’to produce topspin, turn the hand and forearm over’. Ouch. Get a refund if your coach speaks of over spin and turning the hand and forearm over in […]
February 2, 2019
My wife has it down pat. I usually call her from Sedalia on my return trip from fishing for the finicky trout on The South Platte near Deckers. ‘How many deer did you see…and how many bald eagles?’ ‘Did ya see any wild turkeys or elk today, honey?’ Finally, she will ask how many fish […]
February 2, 2019
A very good buddy named Bruno related a story yesterday. He hit 85 balls on the driving range as the weather warmup up a bit. After a two month break of no golf, he said he ‘striped’ all but two of his shots. For you non golfers, that means he hit shots that looked like […]
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