Think again

December 20, 2018

Our little Maltese was named Lexie. As she aged, Lexie would flat out refuse to continue her walks with Sally and just lie down obstinately like this. This dude looks more like a Max, though.

Hope

December 20, 2018

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. Aristotle  

Hang in there

December 19, 2018

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.   Harriet Beecher Stowe

Siesta

December 17, 2018

No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap. Carrie Snow

Solitude

December 15, 2018

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.   John Muir

Let go

December 12, 2018

Christmas. Another time of the year when people get so overloaded by their to do lists that the joy of the season goes out the window. Maybe it’s time to take a deep breath…exhale slowly, and let go of the musts and become grounded again.

Freedom

December 12, 2018

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. Buddha

Wisdom

December 9, 2018

A young man met a wise octogenarian last week at Breakfast on Broadway. He told fascinating stories of surviving (barely) intense battles in Korea and of making millions and losing nearly everything due to imprudent investments. Listening and watching him closely, there seemed to be no sense of regret…no Monday morning quarterbacking looking at the […]

Hair raising incident

December 7, 2018

It was late May in 1969. The school year had just ended at Mesa Junior College in Grand Junction, Colorado. Mike Hayes, a cowboy, and a couple of other friends were engaged in a spirited competition on our favorite pinball machine named MIBS. All of a sudden, there was a commotion to our right. A […]

Poor chicken

December 7, 2018

Most of the dogs we care for usually bring a few play toys with them. That’s not to say that all of these toys make the return trip home.

Risk

December 6, 2018

Be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking. The ride might not be as predictable if you’d just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will be a heck of a lot more interesting. Edward Whitacre, Jr

A low blow

December 5, 2018

I opted out of a fishing trip today to watch the memorial service for #41….George H.W. Bush. It was a good choice as it was a very moving ceremony. I was all decked out in my favorite blue and white fishing shirt and the car was packed to the hilt. A bit later, Sally asked […]

A kind and gentle soul

December 5, 2018

“Humor is the universal solvent against the abrasive elements of life.” Alan Simpson speaking of President George H.W. Bush    

Hero

December 3, 2018

George H.W. Bush…a man for the ages.

Senioritis

December 3, 2018

Ok…what do Joe Dimaggio and #5 have to do with me and the daily use of 24 Hour Fitness? Here’s the back story. On my three previous visits to the club, I’d returned to my locker to gather my winter coat and favorite blue sweater. The only problem…I could not, for the life of me, […]

Bigger is Better?

December 2, 2018

In the far distant past, a very young cowboy had just moved in to Aspen Hall at Mesa College in Grand Junction. My roommate was a defensive back named John Maurer. One day, there was a knock on our door and a couple of his newfound football buddies entered the room. I had never heard […]

Growth

December 2, 2018

‘If you are going to be true to yourself, you must invest in the development and improvement of your character. ‘ Pat Williams from the excellent book entitled Coach Wooden

Maturity

December 1, 2018

Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been. David Bowie

Think again

November 30, 2018

Peter McWilliams wrote a terrific little book entitled ‘You can’t afford the luxury of a negative thought.’ It made a very young cowboy consider that this pertains to thoughts about: your neighbors, Father Time, a below average day on the courts or links, the weather, gridlock in Washinton…or on the highway, chronic aches and pains, […]

Fat chance

November 29, 2018

Obama couldn’t do it…Trump and Pelosi certainly won’t do it. Maybe someone in 2020 will…Make America One Again.