Love

October 14, 2018

I have a best friend in my life who I know is my soulmate. Lili Reinhart

Baby steps

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 […]

Inevitable

October 3, 2018

An old gentleman I met on the river had some wise words for the cowboy. The sage said…’you know that challenges are inevitable and will stream into your life most days…maybe the river was given to you as a gift. For as surely as the water flows under the bridge, just as surely shall your […]

Shackle free

October 3, 2018

No worries. Sometimes a picture tells a story. Oh…to be as carefree as a child on a swing. Maybe us over forties should take a weekly trip to the park and watch the kids as they swing…and then try to carry a bit of that Hakuna Matata feeling with us as we go through the […]

Compromise

September 28, 2018

The toxic climate in Washington has spread. Truly, it is like a cancer moving across our great land. It certainly appears that the days of seeing eye to eye are a distant memory. Buckle up. It will continue to be a rocky ride.

No way

September 19, 2018

A very young cowboy learned a word last week that he’d never heard in conversation before. Recalcitrant. It means one who has an obstinate attitude towards something. I guess a picture is worth a thousand words.

Solid tennis

September 14, 2018

In the last few years, a tennis phrase has been used quite frequently. Scoreboard pressure. It is pretty easy to understand  in the following scenarios. You’ve just held serve and your opponent is serving at 4-5 in the first set. You commit to making high percentage service returns and eschew anything spectacular. Five minutes later, […]

Gratitude

September 10, 2018

The word ‘Amen.’ Many have heard and said it in church at the conclusion of a prayer. In some Presbyterian churches, the preacher will say…’And all of God’s people said’ and the congregation responds with ‘amen.’ The first definition found online is…’An exclamation uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning ‘so be it.’. […]

Game time

September 9, 2018

Here’s one tennis group that knows how to party. Mike and his mates have substituted Bloody Mary’s and mixed doubles for Broncos tailgate parties. I’m just hoping that they were still coherent by game time.

Trust

September 3, 2018

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Awareness

August 29, 2018

Part of the allure of fly fishing is the surroundings and the variety of wildlife to be seen if you take time to notice.

Marvelous

August 19, 2018

It was not uncommon for Ray to work sixty hour weeks. Grace nearly had to beg him to take a few days off a year to spend at the family’s cabin near Lake Granby. The workload and constant stress were taking their toll …his fuse had become very short. In 2014, things changed. Their grandson […]

Watch out

August 18, 2018

Tennis pros are a rare breed…light years beyond even very accomplished college players. Just have a look…but don’t get on the court with her if you want to maintain your pride.    

The Pistol

August 18, 2018

Pistol Pete Maravich was a basketball savant. So ahead of his time. He averaged 43.5 points per game while playing for LSU…this was before there was a three point line. Experts say he’d have averaged 57 points per game if the 3 was in effect when he played. Pete was famous for his gray floppy […]

The Queen

August 17, 2018

A true legend departed for heaven this week. Aretha Franklin was deemed The Queen of Soul and I always thought Bonnie Raitt’s heartfelt tribute said it best. What a gift to this world she was!   https://youtu.be/scsuEL98KbA

Awakening

August 15, 2018

It is a wise person who starts each day with a song in their heart.

Magic man

August 15, 2018

We attended The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells this year. Come to think of it, maybe we’ll go in 2019 hoping Pablo Cuevas might be playing. Fans say he performs a little magic in every match. Click on video for magic shot.  

Oops!

August 15, 2018

John Elway was the orchestrator of some of the most memorable comebacks in football history. ‘The Drive’ to beat The Cleveland Browns will still be remembered fifty years from now by loyal, Broncos fans. And lamented forever by Browns followers. This classic play might still give Elway nightmares though.  

Destined for greatness

August 15, 2018

His name is Carson and he is a winner. Why, just the other day, he told his mother…’Mom, I think I’m going to do something really special in this life. You just watch, it might astound you!’ To you, Carson…it seems like this song was written to you and for you. Go Rock the World…we […]

Eureka!

August 12, 2018

A cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something. A very young cowboy is guessing that in the last twelve months most people have never uttered the word eureka. It is not because they’ve not had memorable…eureka moments, it’s just that the word has fallen out of favor. So…I’m calling on all […]