November 9, 2015
The Broncos were fighting hard to hold the Colts to a field goal late in the game yesterday. Maybe you were watching them trying for their eighth straight victory of the year. It looked as if they would force the field goal and regain possession of the ball. There was a chance that they could […]
November 8, 2015
For six years between 1998 and 2004, a very young tennis pro made a commitment to eliminate French fries from the diet. It took that long and weekly counseling for over a year to put a certain event behind me. We were having dinner in a basement level restaurant in downtown Chicago. The waiter delivered […]
November 8, 2015
It was a hot afternoon in early June, 1978. Mark Tapp (age 7) arrived for his first tennis lesson at The Jewish Community Center in Denver. He wore a floppy white hat and his doting mom had covered him with sun tan lotion. His very young coach wore a stylish Afro and could tell immediately […]
November 8, 2015
It was a hot day in June of 2000 and perfect for swimming at the beach. Not the ocean mind you….but the terrific beach at the lake in Bow Mar, Colorado. A very young tennis pro had a full day of lessons at the courts about a half mile from the beach. Our daughter, Carly,and […]
November 8, 2015
Well, I hope it’s a sign of maturity but the jury is still out. Jake and Levi (our neighbor’s Alaskan malamutes) were at it again last night. Howling at all hours of the night is obviously wired into their DNA. It used to get me riled up but now, thankfully, I’m just amused. When you […]
November 7, 2015
“We learned as children that ‘sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” But that’s not true. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can break my heart.” Words have a tremendous power for good or for ill. We have a choice in the words we use.” We can: […]
November 7, 2015
Forty cars were parked near Linksview Park this morning and another soccer Saturday began. As we teed off on number one at South Suburban, the soccer kids were flying around the field and coaches were feverishly shouting instructions that…..truth be told, the kids never heard. I had a flashback to nearly thirty years ago. Our […]
November 7, 2015
John Wooden was the legendary basketball coach at UCLA where his teams won ten national championships in twelve years. He was a mentor and spiritual light to players like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Walton, and others. Coach Wooden loved words, poems, and quotes. Mr Wooden is in heaven now with his beloved wife Nellie. His […]
November 7, 2015
Dan Gottlieb was paralyzed thirty years ago in a traumatic car accident. He is a respected family therapist, author, and radio show host. His most recent book is entitled The Wisdom We’re Born With. In the book, he writes about a chemical in the brain called serotonin. It is the ingredient that helps put the […]
November 6, 2015
‘All right, I get it. You’re the biggest Elton John fan ever. You have seen him in person eleven times. I am forced to listen to ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me’ each night before bed. But this……this is unacceptable. I will not wear these silly glasses to Tommy’s birthday party tomorrow. No […]
November 6, 2015
“Ok….ok…..let me just see if I understand this. We’ve gone on the same walk to the park for fifty-one days in a row. You and I have played with the frisbee and I’ve been rewarded with treats for ‘Olympic’ catches time and again. Today, you put your hand on my head and say…. ‘sorry, Buddy, […]
November 5, 2015
John Montgomery is a freshman in high school. His girlfriend of three months broke up with him today and wants to see other guys. He wonders if it was something he said…..or did…..or failed to do. John thought everything was going great and now feels that his heart has been hijacked. He could not bring […]
November 5, 2015
Dr. Gerald Bell, a professor at The University of North Carolina conducted a survey of 4,000 retired executives. He wanted to determine what they would do differently if they had their life to live over again. Thought you might appreciate the results. I should have taken charge of my life and set my goals earlier. […]
November 5, 2015
This picture by Dave Irey sparked a cowboy’s imagination within seconds. Immediately, I thought of how exciting it must have been for Dave to witness this battle of wills in the wild. The next impression was even more potent. How often in the human kingdom do we get tangled up like this with other people? […]
November 5, 2015
It was the summer of 1960 in Prairie Village, Kansas. Neal Dufur, Tom Finholm, and a much younger cowboy were having a raft race in the creek behind Neal’s house. Raft might be exaggerating a bit. We each had small sticks that were designated with long forgotten names and we followed them for a half […]
November 5, 2015
On Wednesday, two young boys ages 7 and 9 were attending 6:30 a.m. Mass with their mother. The boys wore light blue sweater vests that seemed to be the uniform at St. Thomas More school. The kids flanked their mom one on each side. Ten minutes into the Mass, the nine year old stepped in […]
November 4, 2015
Hannah is six years old and misses her dad. His Ft. Carson unit was called to duty two months ago. Master Sergeant Rick Dailey is training the military police in Afghanistan and hopes to return by Christmas. Hannah sits quietly on the window seat and wishes he’d be back next week for Christmas. That would be […]
November 4, 2015
In early November of 1992, a group of dedicated pheasant hunters traveled to western Kansas in search of ringnecks. The group consisted of Al Sigman and his son Darrell, Tom Flaming, Rich Bloch, and a very young cowboy named Bob. A steady rain greeted them on Saturday morning. By 11:00 am., the party was soaked […]
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