1. Bonding with Niko in the E.R. …. Several times.
2. Discovering the key to clean coal technology…But I forgot to write it down.
3. Anna declaring, “Dad, I don’t talk to boys”. No sweeter words has a Dad ever heard.
4. Setting a P.R. in the marathon 3:14:50… next year, PRIZE MONEY!!
5. Finishing in the top 10 [...]
2008 OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES OF 2008
Life lesson #25 for my son; “Bones heal and chicks dig scars”
Twas’ Christmas morn and all through the house unwrapped toys where strewn about. Sounds quaint right? WELL Niko being Niko had to sauce it up a bit and add a little excitement to our Christmas morning.
His papa had given him a sweet trike on which he was tearing it up and what happens next we [...]
NOTHING SAYS CHRISTMAS LIKE UGLY BATS
I was reading through my collection of The New Yorker magazines (as I do every year around this time). I came across a great article in the February 1988 issue entitled “Bats” by Diane Ackerman.
“As the bat closes in, it may shout faster, to pinpoint its prey. And there’s a qualitative difference between a steady, [...]
SEASONS GREETING???…. REALLY?!?!?!?
I stopped the store the other day, in between appointments, for a delicious, cold, Perrier. After paying my $1.57 and before exiting I was offered this salutation “seasons greetings”…SEASONS GREETING!!!??? I asked him “what does that even mean? ” Is that like “howdy winter” or “welcome winter solstice”?? He just gave me a blank [...]
NOT AS EASY AS YOU’D THINK
When I was a kid I remember around Christmas time my parents would give my sister and me money to shop for Christmas presents for the family. This didn’t strike me as weird for a while but one day it hit me that my parents where giving ME money to by THEM presents…”does that count” [...]
SIT DOWN WE NEED TO TALK
As one commissioned with the shaping of young minds there are several topics that need to discussed. There are several factors that make a young person rise to prominence and achieve true success. The question is often posed “What contributes to success?” Also “What are the factors that keep a young person from succeeding?” Well, [...]
Be Still My Heart
The other day I woke up with the weight of a 1000 thoughts and worries. It was that vague, “I’m not sure EXACTLY what’s stressing me out but I’m stressed never the less” feeling. The kind that makes you lose your appetite and your chest to get tight. All this happened in the 30 seconds [...]
Clarity and Complexity
How we define success and significance will set the trajectory of your life. If success equals money, you will do whatever it takes to have a bunch of it. If significance is defined as being known and envied, you take jobs that are visible and admired by the masses. “How do you define success?”… This [...]
GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT – INSTALMENT 2
This is the PERFECT gift for grandparents who loves their grandchild. Nothing says “I love you and couldn’t care less if this gift will make your parents have to move to a bigger house” like giving a 6 1/2-Foot 40 pound Teddy Bear to your grandchild. Grandma & Grandpas of the world just imagine how [...]
WHERE’S JESUS GOING FOR CHRISTMAS?
Hebrews 13:1-3 (NLT) Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. 2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, 3 Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.
LITTLETON, Colo. — This time last year, Monique White was [...]
