April 30, 2013 52 of 65 When the Teacher Is Ready Between 2000 and 2004, I had a business called Gilpin Title – a title company primarily serving the mountain areas of Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek and Jefferson Counties in Colorado. Most of the larger Denver title companies are reluctant to work in those areasContinue reading “DAY 52 – WHEN THE TEACHER IS READY”
Monthly Archives: April 2013
DAY 51 – PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS
April 29, 2013 51 of 65 Partnership in Business This is a difficult essay for me to write. Though I never seem to have much luck in my choice of business partners, I would like to be fair and objective in discussing them. I was president of Clear Creek-Gilpin Abstract & Title Corp. for moreContinue reading “DAY 51 – PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS”
DAY 50 – GREG LOUGANIS AND ME
April 28, 2013 50 of 65 Greg Louganis and Me Greg Louganis has long been recognized as America’s greatest diver. He won gold medals in both platform and spring board in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. Until his retirement from competition, much of his life was spent in or above the water. More recently,Continue reading “DAY 50 – GREG LOUGANIS AND ME”
DAY 49 – THE WAY OF A PILGRIM
April 27, 2013 49 of 65 The Way of a Pilgrim Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. I had heard the Jesus Prayer from time to time. I appreciated its simplicity without knowing its tradition. Finally, whenContinue reading “DAY 49 – THE WAY OF A PILGRIM”
DAY 48 – CH…CH…CH…CHANGES
April 26, 2013 48 of 65 Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes A short time before I graduated from high school, my parents embarked on a new career. They opened a sporting goods store called Sportline in the Arvada Plaza Shopping Center. It was a brave thing for them to do. They had no experience in that business and openingContinue reading “DAY 48 – CH…CH…CH…CHANGES”
DAY 47 – YOU ARE GETTING VERY SLEEPY . . . (JUST A SUGGESTION)
April 25, 2013 47 of 65 You Are Getting Very Sleepy . . . (Just a Suggestion) I was quite young when I was born, and spent the first months of life as a baby. It seems that nothing much happened in those earliest days – at least nothing memorable – because I remember nothing.Continue reading “DAY 47 – YOU ARE GETTING VERY SLEEPY . . . (JUST A SUGGESTION)”
DAY 46 – GIFTED AND TALENTED (OR VICE VERSA)
April 24, 2013 46 of 65 Gifted and Talented (or Vice Versa) Our children began their education in the Jefferson County Public School system. Michael had completed 3rd Grade and Suzanne 1st Grade before we moved to the mountains. Jefferson County was a very large district – the largest in the State of Colorado –Continue reading “DAY 46 – GIFTED AND TALENTED (OR VICE VERSA)”
DAY 45 – THE WRATH OF GOD
April 23, 2013 45 of 65 The Wrath of God There is an old joke about the Pope calling the cardinals together and announcing, “I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that last night I received a telephone call from God.” The cardinals could not imagine how anything aboutContinue reading “DAY 45 – THE WRATH OF GOD”
DAY 44 – RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME
April 22, 2013 44 of 65 Right Place, Right Time We are all in this together. Sometimes we happen to be at the right place at the right time to help someone else in a small way, or in a large way – whatever is needed. It could be life changing, but it doesn’t needContinue reading “DAY 44 – RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME”
DAY 43 – WEDDING
April 21, 2013 43 of 65 Wedding Just like a ghost you been a-hauntin’ my dreams So I’ll propose on Halloween, Love is kind of crazy with a spooky little girl like you. — “Spooky” by Classics IV (1967) October 31, 1979, was a chilly Wednesday with light snow. The weather was not bad enoughContinue reading “DAY 43 – WEDDING”