April 20, 2013 42 of 65 People v. Joe D. Fort Collins is always farther away than I think it should be. Today is my wife’s birthday and we went to Fort Collins to tour the New Belgium Brewery and have dinner with our children and some other family members. Traffic was heavy and weContinue reading “DAY 42 – PEOPLE v. JOE D.”
Monthly Archives: April 2013
DAY 41 – FOR THIS I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL?
April 19, 2013 41 of 65 For This I Went to Law School? I can’t say for sure, but I think most lawyers who grew up in the 1950s or 60s have at one time or another wanted to sue Perry Mason for fraud. However, Mason has avoided all lawsuits through the convenient ploy ofContinue reading “DAY 41 – FOR THIS I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL?”
DAY 40 – I THINK THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE A STREET AS LOVELY AS A TREE
April 18, 2013 40 of 65 I Think That I Shall Never See a Street as Lovely as a Tree The huge blue spruce in front of our home in Wheat Ridge had been there longer than anyone could remember. The brick house had been built in the 1920s and was the home of CatherineContinue reading “DAY 40 – I THINK THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE A STREET AS LOVELY AS A TREE”
DAY 39 – PARADISE
April 17, 2013 39 of 65 Paradise Life doesn’t have to be complicated. It was just a vacation for us, but it could be “real” life. Cathy and I would rise early to walk the 200 yards to the beach and Cook’s Bay. The morning clouds on Mt. Mouaroa (the peak shown as “Bali Hai”Continue reading “DAY 39 – PARADISE”
DAY 38 – HEALING-PART 3
April 16, 2013 38 of 65 Healing – Part 3 I began studying alternative healing methods to deal with a physical problem of my own. Although I believe that all healing is ultimately self-healing, I have learned that it is quite difficult to consciously try to heal yourself. Often, it is more effective to useContinue reading “DAY 38 – HEALING-PART 3”
DAY 37 – HEALING-PART 2
April 15, 2013 37 of 65 Healing – Part 2 After the removal of my tonsils and a bad case of Asian flu, both while in elementary school, I stayed out of hospitals – except to visit a patient or pick up my wife, Cathy, a hospital nurse – for nearly 40 years. I wouldContinue reading “DAY 37 – HEALING-PART 2”
DAY 36 – CALL ME “COACH”
April 14, 2013 36 of 65 Call Me “Coach” Sports for children begin at such an early age! Our son Michael began playing organized baseball while still in kindergarten. We enrolled him in Jefferson County’s tee ball league – a form of the game in which the ball is placed on a stationary tee inContinue reading “DAY 36 – CALL ME “COACH””
DAY 35 – CONVERSATIONS
April 13, 2013 35 of 65 Conversations Browsing through book stores is one of life’s small pleasures. Denver’s Tattered Cover is one of the best. It began as a small shop in Cherry Creek some 40 years ago and now – even in the age of ebooks – maintains large stores in three locations withContinue reading “DAY 35 – CONVERSATIONS”
DAY 34 – IT’S 1..2..3..WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
April 2, 2013 34 of 65 Its 1..2..3..What Are We Fighting For The defining event of our generation was the Vietnam War. Like World War II for the generation before us, World War I before that and the Civil War only a few years earlier, EVERYONE in the country had some friend or loved oneContinue reading “DAY 34 – IT’S 1..2..3..WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?”
DAY 33 – IT’S A SMALL WORLD
April 11, 2013 33 of 65 It’s a Small World It is a small world, and Santa Fe, New Mexico is someplace near its center. That is a good thing; we have always loved that part of the country. In 1979, Cathy and I spent a long weekend in Santa Fe to attend the Opera. Continue reading “DAY 33 – IT’S A SMALL WORLD”