Preposterous

January 31, 2024

In Colorado, investigators seized nearly 940 pounds of fentanyl last year, or about 2.61 million pills, the DEA said. The amount seized across the four-state region in 2023 was more than a 500% increase from amounts confiscated in 2021. Trone said “99 percent of the fentanyl is coming from precursor drugs from China, and then […]

A bit of good fortune

January 31, 2024

We live in a small cul de sac with five families. In 1984, on a questionable tip from a friend, we purchased a chest of drawers from a mega furniture retailer here in Denver. Well, forty years later, it was time to part ways with this invaluable family treasure. In my eighth decade of life, […]

The great influencer

January 31, 2024

  No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus does. (Read again words 1-3) Other gods have been as devoutly worshipped;  no other man has been so devoutly loved. John Knox As the centuries pass, the evidence is accumulating that, measured by His effect on history, […]

Astounding

January 30, 2024

Quite a statistic from J. Warner Wallace’s book Person of Interest. This book has been translated into 704 languages representing 5.7 billion people. *** A movie made about the Main character of this book has been translated into over 1,800 languages and viewed by over 8.1 billion people.

Dream catcher

January 29, 2024

Our daughter Carly displayed an artistic talent at a very early age. This dream catcher is her most recent creation.

Delish

January 29, 2024

My bucket list is far more basic than my wife’s with hers being adventures to Africa and Italy. Some might say my items need to be revamped to put a bit more life in my life. Ok…I’ll address that soon enough but today…on the urging of my good friend Doug, I checked the box near […]

Brilliant

January 25, 2024

It’s safe to say He’s one heckuva Creator.

Harmony

January 24, 2024

A terrific song when you’re feeling thankful. Just click on arrow and scroll to see/hear.    

Forewarned

January 24, 2024

When my wife traveled to Africa in September, the trip leader cautioned everyone to keep a safe distance from all of the wildlife and showed a video of why. Now, I don’t know about you, but after seeing this, his warning is not anything one should take lightly. Just click on arrow and scroll to […]

Dreams

January 20, 2024

“Breathe deeply. Fill your lungs with dreams” Dr. Anita Phillips author of the terrific book The Garden Within

Mindless

January 18, 2024

Most everyone has heard of the tremendous success of The Air Jordan basketball shoe. Surely, Michael could soar like a bird. At the gym where I frequent, I’ve noticed far less than Michael’s leap and hang on the rim to show off…even seen a couple of guys hang for seconds on an already badly bent […]

A morsel about reincarnation

January 16, 2024

I’ve never given much thought to the idea of reincarnation. That is, until the last two weeks. There’s a fella at the gym who is making me consider the possibility. He does a set of leg curls…stands up, shakes his body, and is immediately transformed into a combination of a dancing Michael Jackson and martial […]

The Son

January 16, 2024

“The reason The Father loves me is that I lay down my life…only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father.” […]

Guns galore

January 15, 2024

To say that tennis, like all other sports, has changed drastically via better training methods and nutrition is a no brainer. This morning, Ben Shelton hit a second serve ace at over 130 mph that left his opponent dumbfounded. Oldsters like me remember the stars of the past like Rosewall, McEnroe, and Evonne Goolagong. They […]

The One and Only

January 15, 2024

  How beautiful the hands that served The wine and the bread and the sons of the earth How beautiful the feet that walked The long dusty roads and the hill to the cross  How beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful Is the body of Christ  How beautiful the heart that bled That took all my […]

The importance of sound sleep

January 14, 2024

“The long and the short of it is that poor sleep can take a wrecking ball to both your long term health and your ability to function day to day”. Dr. Peter Attia from the terrific book Outlive…The Science and Art of Longevity   ***. A cowboy wishes he’d read this book before a sleep […]

Kindred spirits

January 12, 2024

The woman looked bewildered as it was apparent that she’d forgotten where she had  parked her car. I mentioned to her that elders in Florida put a tennis ball or bright ribbon on their antenna and she reminded me that cars don’t have antennae and haven’t for years. As I was leaving the lot, I […]

Belief

January 11, 2024

Who hasn’t, at one time or another, felt as if their backs against the wall…that they are stuck in rut with seemingly nowhere to turn? Paulo Coelho writes…”Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything…maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in […]

One creative volley

January 11, 2024

A player in my tennis drill this week had a very distinctive forehand volley….the kind of shot that keeps tennis pros in business. The racquet took on a new persona that caught everyone’s attention…especially mine. Thankfully, the player took my comment with a sense of humor knowing that eventually a fix was in order. ”Miriam, […]

A silent prayer

January 9, 2024

Here’s a New Year’s wish for a former US OPEN singles champion. I close my eyes and see one of the best smiles on planet Earth after she claimed her OPEN title over good friend Madison Keys. May that smile return once again in Melbourne because watching Sloane Stephens play in Brisbane was a tough […]